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Victor Jory

Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (died 1982)

Born
November 23, 1902
Died
February 12, 1982
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1902

About Victor Jory

Victor Jory (November 23, 1902 – February 12, 1982) was a Canadian-American actor of stage, film, and television. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast in villainous or sinister roles, such as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and carpetbagger Jonas Wilkerson in Gone with the Wind (1939). From 1959 to 1961, he had a lead role in the 78-episode television police drama Manhunt. He was the boxing and wrestling champion of the U.S. He went on to appear on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1930. Jory toured with theatre troupes, including a July 1929 appearance at Elitch Theatre in The Racket, by Bartlett Cormack.

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Victor Jory timeline

  1. Jory toured with theatre troupes, including a July 1929 appearance at Elitch Theatre in The Racket, by Bartlett Cormack.
  2. He went on to appear on Broadway, before making his Hollywood debut in 1930.

The world when Victor Jory was born

Victor Jory was born in 1902. 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 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

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

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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