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Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (died 2007)

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Born
May 19, 1906
Died
February 24, 2007
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1906

About Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett was an American film and television actor who was a college athlete in football and in intercollegiate and international track-and-field competitions. In 1928, he won the silver medal for the shot put at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam. His acting career in film and television spanned more than 40 years. He won the Silver medal for the shot put in the 1928 Olympic Games. He won four consecutive AAU shot put titles (1928–31), the NCAA title in 1927, and the AAU indoor titles in 1930 and 1932. In 1930, Herman Brix set a world indoor record at 15.61 m (51 ft 3 in).

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Bruce Bennett timeline

  1. In 1928, he won the silver medal for the shot put at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
  2. He won the Silver medal for the shot put in the 1928 Olympic Games.
  3. He won four consecutive AAU shot put titles (1928–31), the NCAA title in 1927, and the AAU indoor titles in 1930 and 1932.
  4. In 1930, Herman Brix set a world indoor record at 15.61 m (51 ft 3 in).

The world when Bruce Bennett was born

Bruce Bennett was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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