Calvin Tomkins

Calvin Tomkins, American author and art critic

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Born: December 17, 1925
Age in 2026: 101
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1925

About Calvin Tomkins

Calvin Tomkins (born December 17, 1925) is an American author and art critic for The New Yorker magazine. His mother, Laura, was a housewife who raised Calvin and his older brother Fred in West Orange's Llewellyn Park, "the first gated community in America". His first published contribution to The New Yorker was a fictional piece that appeared in 1958.

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The world when Calvin Tomkins was born

Calvin Tomkins was born in 1925. 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 1925

#1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
Defining fadCharleston dance craze
Notable inventionMasking tape
World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

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

Measure	1925	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,900	$435,000
Average income	$3,600	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	115.8M	341 million

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