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Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford, American actress (died 2012)

Born
November 2, 1917
Died
June 11, 2012
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1917

About Ann Rutherford

Therese Ann Rutherford was a Canadian-born American actress in film, radio and television. She had a long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict during the 1930s and 1940s in the Andy Hardy series, and appearing as one of Scarlett O'Hara's sisters, Carreen O'Hara in the film Gone with the Wind (1939). Rutherford's final film appearance was a cameo role in Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976). The Name Below the Title: 65 Classic Movie Character Actors from Hollywood's Golden Age (softcover) (First ed.).

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The world when Ann Rutherford was born

Ann Rutherford was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ann Rutherford's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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