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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Ira returned to California after the war and started a furniture manufacturing company called Barzilay that produced high quality trendy modern designs that are now known as Mid-Century Modern. He graduated with an engineering degree from Stanford then enlisted in the US Army, where he was sent to West Point to become a combat engineer. He later gave up his acting career to enter World War II, as a captain with the Corps of Army Engineers. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Actor. A native of New York, he was a child prodigy on the piano. Although not a key player, he appeared in several of the "Our Gang" and "Little Rascals" comedy shorts of the 1930s, usually as a child playing the piano. He also appeared in a 20-minute short film with child actress Shirley Temple entitled, "Dora's Dunking Doughnuts" in 1933. He later. | |||
* Bronze Star, Silver Star. | |||
* New York, he was a child. | |||
* Promoted to Lt. (ASN: 01101326). | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Ira Spiro Barzilay for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Barzilay, Ira Spiro for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: IRA S. BARZILAY.doc) | |||