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Alec Templeton

Alec Templeton, Welsh composer, pianist and satirist (died 1963)

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Born
July 4, 1909
Died
March 28, 1963
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1909

About Alec Templeton

Alec Andrew Templeton was a Welsh composer, pianist, and satirist. Alec Templeton Time, sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, was first broadcast from 1939 to 1941 (initially as a 1939 summer replacement for Fibber McGee and Molly), returning in 1943 and 1946–47. In 1942 he did eight sides for Decca, six of them released as a three-record set with catalogue number A-314.

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Alec Templeton timeline

  1. Alec Templeton Time, sponsored by Alka-Seltzer, was first broadcast from 1939 to 1941 (initially as a 1939 summer replacement for Fibber McGee and Molly), returning in 1943 and 1946–47.
  2. In 1942 he did eight sides for Decca, six of them released as a three-record set with catalogue number A-314.

The world when Alec Templeton was born

Alec Templeton was born in 1909. 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 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

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

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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