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About Shmuel Spielberg
Shmuel Spielberg was the paternal grandfather of famed filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Spielberg was orphaned at a young age when both his parents died in an epidemic and went to live on his brother's ranch. There he worked as a cowboy, rounding up cattle and horses until he was drafted into the army. He was able to avoid combat by playing the baritone in the army band. Later, he became a buyer for the Russian army. In 1906, Spielberg escaped to America to avoid being drafted into the Russo-Japanese war. He brought his fiancée, Rebecca Chechik, to Cincinatti in 1908 to marry.
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Shmuel Spielberg's Timeline
1873 |
1873
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Kamenets-Podolski, Ukraine
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1917 |
February 6, 1917
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Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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1922 |
November 12, 1922
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Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
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1945 |
December 20, 1945
Age 72
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United States
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