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Wilfrid Brambell

Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (died 1985)

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Born
March 22, 1912
Died
January 18, 1985
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1912

About Wilfrid Brambell

Henry Wilfrid Brambell was an Irish actor. He was best known for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son. He achieved international recognition in 1964 for his appearance alongside the Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney. Brambell was born on 22 March 1912 in Dublin, the youngest of three sons born to Henry Lytton Brambell (1870–1937), a cashier at the Guinness Brewery, and his wife, Edith Marks (1879–1965), a former opera singer. Brambell had roles in film and television from 1947, his first being an uncredited appearance in Odd Man Out as a tram passenger.

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Wilfrid Brambell timeline

  1. Brambell was born on 22 March 1912 in Dublin, the youngest of three sons born to Henry Lytton Brambell (1870–1937), a cashier at the Guinness Brewery, and his wife, Edith Marks (1879–1965), a former opera singer.
  2. Brambell had roles in film and television from 1947, his first being an uncredited appearance in Odd Man Out as a tram passenger.

The world when Wilfrid Brambell was born

Wilfrid Brambell was born in 1912. 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 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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