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Anne Revere

Anne Revere, American actress (died 1990)

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Born
June 25, 1903
Died
December 18, 1990
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1903

About Anne Revere

Anne Revere was an American actress and a member of the board of the Screen Actors' Guild. She was best known for her work on Broadway and her portrayals of mothers in a series of critically acclaimed films. An outspoken critic of the House Un-American Activities Committee, her name appeared in Red Channels: The Report on Communist Influence in Radio and Television in 1950 and she was subsequently blacklisted. Revere won an Academy Award for her supporting role in the film National Velvet (1945). She won a Tony Award for her performance in Lillian Hellman's play Toys in the Attic in 1960. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress three times and won for her performance in National Velvet.

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Anne Revere timeline

  1. Revere won an Academy Award for her supporting role in the film National Velvet (1945).
  2. An outspoken critic of the House Un-American Activities Committee, her name appeared in Red Channels: The Report on Communist Influence in Radio and Television in 1950 and she was subsequently blacklisted.
  3. She won a Tony Award for her performance in Lillian Hellman's play Toys in the Attic in 1960.

The world when Anne Revere was born

Anne Revere was born in 1903. 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 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

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

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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