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Helmut Griem

Helmut Griem, German actor and director (died 2004)

Born
April 6, 1932
Died
November 19, 2004
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1932

About Helmut Griem

Helmut Griem was a German film, television and stage actor, and director. Griem twice won the Bambi Award: in 1961 and in 1976. Helmut Griem (6 April 1932 – 19 November 2004) was a German film, television and stage actor, and director. Griem became well known to international audiences as the diabolic SS-officer Aschenbach in The Damned.

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Helmut Griem timeline

  1. Helmut Griem (6 April 1932 – 19 November 2004) was a German film, television and stage actor, and director.
  2. Griem twice won the Bambi Award: in 1961 and in 1976.

The world when Helmut Griem was born

Helmut Griem was born in 1932. 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 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

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

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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