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Harry Carey Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
Henry George Carey Jr. was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films, including several John Ford Westerns, as well as numerous television series. The first was Red River, which featured both Carey and his father in separate scenes, followed by Monkey Business, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo.
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Harry Carey Jr. was born in 1921. 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.
These figures put everyday life in Harry Carey Jr.'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1921 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.26 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,500 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,010 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.15 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 108.5M | 341 million |
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