Harold Adamson

Harold Adamson, American lyricist (died 1980)

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Born: December 10, 1906
Died: August 17, 1980
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1906

About Harold Adamson

Harold Campbell Adamson (December 10, 1906 – August 17, 1980) was an American lyricist from the 1930s through the 1960s. Initially, Adamson was interested in acting, but he began writing songs and poetry as a teenager. Vincent Youmans had noticed Adamson's work at Harvard and, after Adamson graduated, recruited him to write lyrics for his 1930 Broadway musical Smiles.

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The world when Harold Adamson was born

Harold Adamson was born in 1906. 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 1906

Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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

Measure	1906	2026
Population	84.6M	341 million

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