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Garry Hynes, Irish director and producer
Garry Hynes is an Irish theatre director. She was the first woman to win the prestigious Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play. In 1998 she won the Tony Award for Direction for The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the first woman to receive the award. On 15 June 2006 she was awarded the Freedom of the City of Galway, its highest bestowed honour.
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Garry Hynes was born in 1953. 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.
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| Measure | 1953 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.29 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $9,500 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $5,900 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.75 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.60 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 159.0M | 341 million |
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