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June Bronhill

June Bronhill, Australian soprano and actress (died 2005)

Born
June 26, 1929
Died
January 24, 2005
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1929

About June Bronhill

June Mary Bronhill, also known as June Gough, was an Australian coloratura soprano opera singer, performer and actress,. In the 1951 Mobil Quest singing competition, June Bronhill was awarded third prize. There is a scholarship in her name, the June Bronhill Encouragement Scholarship, awarded each year to the chorister with the most choral prowess. She won third prize in the singing competition Sun Aria in 1949 and first prize in 1950. Bronhill was perhaps best known for the title role of Hanna Glawari in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow, with the Sadler's Wells Opera (now known as English National Opera), with Thomas Round as Danilo in 1958 and revised in 1960.

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June Bronhill timeline

  1. She won third prize in the singing competition Sun Aria in 1949 and first prize in 1950.
  2. In the 1951 Mobil Quest singing competition, June Bronhill was awarded third prize.
  3. Bronhill was perhaps best known for the title role of Hanna Glawari in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow, with the Sadler's Wells Opera (now known as English National Opera), with Thomas Round as Danilo in 1958 and revised in 1960.

The world when June Bronhill was born

June Bronhill was born in 1929. 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 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

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

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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