Gareth Wigan

Gareth Wigan, British film studio executive (died 2010)

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Born: December 2, 1931
Died: February 13, 2010
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1931

About Gareth Wigan

Gareth Wigan (2 December 1931 – 13 February 2010) was a British agent, producer and studio executive known for working on such films as George Lucas's Star Wars. His early recognition of the power of the global entertainment market allowed his employer, Sony Pictures Entertainment, to take advantage of films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He eventually founded an agency with Richard Gregson, Gregson & Wigan. Among his clients was the British playwright Giles Cooper whose story, "Unman, Wittering and Zigo" originally written for radio, was the first film Wigan produced, directed by John Mackenzie and starring David Hemmings. Over the course of a 40-year career, Wigan rose from talent agent, to producer to studio head.

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The world when Gareth Wigan was born

Gareth Wigan was born in 1931. 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 1931

#1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
Top movieFrankenstein
Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
Notable inventionElectric razor
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure	1931	2026
Gas	$0.17	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	124.0M	341 million

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