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Shirley Anne Field

Shirley Anne Field, English actress (died 2023)

Born
June 27, 1936
Died
December 10, 2023
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1936

About Shirley Anne Field

Shirley Anne Field was an English actress who performed on stage, film and television from 1955 until her death. She was prominent during the British New Wave. Field first appearance in a film was as an extra in Simon and Laura (1955). Field's first sizeable film role was in Horrors of the Black Museum (1959). Her record choices included Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major and pieces by Rachmaninov, Elvis Presley and the Carpenters. After a course at the Lucie Clayton School and Model Agency, Field became a photographic model for pin-up magazines like Reveille and Titbits.

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Shirley Anne Field timeline

  1. Field first appearance in a film was as an extra in Simon and Laura (1955).
  2. Field's first sizeable film role was in Horrors of the Black Museum (1959).

The world when Shirley Anne Field was born

Shirley Anne Field was born in 1936. 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 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

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

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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