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Taylor, Althia Loreece, 1948-

Shirley Edmond and Althia Taylor grew up on Jackson Avenue where their parents owned Johnson's Malt Shop. Both women worked in the postal service until their retirements; Shirley worked for 36 years and Althia for 32 years. Shirley went into management but Althia loved mail delivery even after 14 dog bites. Mackie Edmond worked for the Stardust and interacted with MOB figures like Frank Rosenthal. He explains why people thought that era was better than corporate ownership.

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Brent, Evelyn, 1899-1975

American film star Evelyn Brent was born on October 20 between 1895 and 1901 in Tampa, Florida. She moved to Brooklyn, New York as a teenager where she earned jobs modeling. While in school, Brent visited the World Film Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey and was offered a job acting. She made her screen debut in A Gentleman from Mississippi (1914), and went on to star in films and television until 1960. She starred in Howard Hughes' adaptation of Rex Beach's novel The Mating Call in 1928.

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