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Hi Black BIC Ballpoint

Patricia Ellis's May 20, 1918 birthday is supported by a number of references including Ref. 7 (Ohio marriage certificate), the External Links reference to Patricia Ellis O'Brien, and the following reference to the 1920 US Census for Patricia O'Brien, daughter of Eugene and Florence O'Brien, Birmingham, Michigan:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RX3-DVZ?i=9&wc=QZJ5-6MM%3A1036472001%2C1037373801%2C1039840001%2C1589335556%3Fcc%3D1488411&cc=1488411

Warner Brothers put her birthdate as May 20, 1916 to make her appear 2 years older than she actually was when she signed her first contract May 20, 1932, thus the error in the SSDI (social security death index) which copied her assumed birthdate for her Warner Brothers contract.

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Well, I did have one originally that was going in but since it's been reverted, I guess it doesn't matter now.--Black BIC Ballpoint (talk) 14:24, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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