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Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman, American actor and author (died 2018)

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Born
April 14, 1930
Died
January 16, 2018
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1930

About Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman (April 14, 1930 – January 16, 2018) was an American actor and author, who appeared in over 140 film, television, and stage productions between 1953 and 1995. He originated the role of Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, earning a Theatre World Award, and won the 1959 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Compulsion. He was also a Golden Globe Award winner and a Primetime Emmy Award nominee. Dillman first performed in a Broadway play as part of the U.S. premiere cast of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night in November 1956. He portrayed the author's alter-ego character Edmund Tyrone and won a Theatre World Award for his performance.

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The world when Bradford Dillman was born

Bradford Dillman was born in 1930. 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 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

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

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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