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Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson, Australian actress (died 1992)

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Born
February 10, 1897
Died
January 3, 1992
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1897

About Judith Anderson

Dame Frances Margaret Anderson, known professionally as Judith Anderson, was an Australian actress who had a successful career in stage, film, and television. One year later, she had changed her acting forename (albeit not for legal purposes) to Judith and had her first triumph with the play Cobra (1924) co-starring Louis Calhern, which ran for 35 performances. A well-known stage actress in her era, she won two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, and was also nominated for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress for her performance. On television, she was in Macbeth (1954) with Maurice Evans, for which she won an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Single Performance, and The Elgin Hour.

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Judith Anderson timeline

  1. One year later, she had changed her acting forename (albeit not for legal purposes) to Judith and had her first triumph with the play Cobra (1924) co-starring Louis Calhern, which ran for 35 performances.
  2. On television, she was in Macbeth (1954) with Maurice Evans, for which she won an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Single Performance, and The Elgin Hour.

The world when Judith Anderson was born

Judith Anderson was born in 1897. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
  • Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

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

Measure18972026
Population70.0M341 million

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