Se ptember ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁pre med itated ▁free - fall ▁par ach ute ▁jump ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Ir vin ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁st unt - man ▁for ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁Californ ian ▁film ▁industry , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁perform ▁ac ro bat ics ▁on ▁tra pe zes ▁from ▁bal lo ons ▁and ▁then ▁make ▁desc ents ▁using ▁a ▁par ach ute . ▁ ▁Ir vin ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁jump ▁when ▁aged ▁four teen . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁film ▁called ▁Sky ▁High , ▁he ▁first ▁jump ed ▁from ▁an ▁aircraft ▁from ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁developed ▁his ▁own ▁static ▁line ▁par ach ute ▁as ▁a ▁life - s aving ▁device ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁jump ed ▁with ▁it ▁several ▁times . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Les lie ▁L ero y ▁Ir vin ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁Advent ur ous ▁and ▁athlet ic ▁and ▁a ▁prot ég é ▁of ▁Charles ▁Broad wick , ▁Ir vin ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁par ach ute ▁jump ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁four teen ▁and ▁jump ed ▁from ▁an ▁air plane ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁sail ing ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁to ▁the