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Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe, American actor and screenwriter (died 1968)

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Born
March 29, 1908
Died
August 31, 1968
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1908

About Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe was an American actor. Dennis O'Keefe was born on March 29, 1908. Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vance Flanagan; March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. After his role in Saratoga (1937), Clark Gable recommended O'Keefe to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which signed him to a contract in 1937 and renamed him Dennis O'Keefe. O'Keefe continued his father's vaudeville act for several years after the father's death.

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Dennis O'Keefe timeline

  1. Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vance Flanagan; March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor.
  2. After his role in Saratoga (1937), Clark Gable recommended O'Keefe to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which signed him to a contract in 1937 and renamed him Dennis O'Keefe.

The world when Dennis O'Keefe was born

Dennis O'Keefe was born in 1908. 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 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dennis O'Keefe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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