Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

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Born: January 16, 1906
Died: May 13, 1964
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1906

About Diana Wynyard

Diana Wynyard (born Dorothy Isobel Cox; 16 January 1906 – 13 May 1964) was an English stage and film actress. With this performance, she became the first British actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. This was followed by roles opposite Clive Brook in Freedom Radio, John Gielgud in The Prime Minister and Michael Redgrave in Kipps (all 1941), directed by Carol Reed, later her first husband.

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The world when Diana Wynyard was born

Diana Wynyard 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 Diana Wynyard's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1906	2026
Population	84.6M	341 million

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