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Kevin Billington

Kevin Billington, English director and producer (died 2021)

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Born
June 12, 1934
Died
December 13, 2021
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1934

About Kevin Billington

Kevin Billington was a British film director, who worked in the theatre, film and television from the 1960s. Kevin Billington (12 June 1934 – 13 December 2021) was a British film director, who worked in the theatre, film and television from the 1960s. Billington's television work includes Henry VIII (1979) for the BBC Television Shakespeare project, one of the best received productions in the series.

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Kevin Billington timeline

  1. Kevin Billington (12 June 1934 – 13 December 2021) was a British film director, who worked in the theatre, film and television from the 1960s.
  2. Billington's television work includes Henry VIII (1979) for the BBC Television Shakespeare project, one of the best received productions in the series.

The world when Kevin Billington was born

Kevin Billington was born in 1934. 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 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

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

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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