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A. A. Gill

A. A. Gill, Scottish author and critic (died 2016)

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Born
June 28, 1954
Died
December 10, 2016
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1954

About A. A. Gill

Adrian Anthony Gill was a Scottish writer, best known for writing about food and travel, and for his work in television. Publications he contributed to included The Sunday Times, he wrote for Vanity Fair, GQ, and Esquire, and also published numerous books. Adrian Anthony Gill (28 June 1954 – 10 December 2016) was a Scottish writer, best known for writing about food and travel, and for his work in television. After failing to establish himself as an artist, Gill wrote his first piece for Tatler in 1991 and joined The Sunday Times in 1993. Known for his sharp wit, and often controversial style, Gill was widely read and won numerous awards for his writing. In 2014, Gill won an Amnesty International Media Award, and a Women on the Move award for a series of Sunday Times Magazine articles on refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jordan and Lampedusa.

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A. A. Gill timeline

  1. Adrian Anthony Gill (28 June 1954 – 10 December 2016) was a Scottish writer, best known for writing about food and travel, and for his work in television.
  2. After failing to establish himself as an artist, Gill wrote his first piece for Tatler in 1991 and joined The Sunday Times in 1993.
  3. In 2014, Gill won an Amnesty International Media Award, and a Women on the Move award for a series of Sunday Times Magazine articles on refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jordan and Lampedusa.

The world when A. A. Gill was born

A. A. Gill was born in 1954. 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 1954

  • #1 song"Sh-Boom" – The Crew-Cuts
  • Top movieOn the Waterfront
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookLord of the Flies – William Golding

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile
  • Top headlineSupreme Court rules school segregation unconstitutional
  • Technology milestoneFirst nuclear power plant begins operation (USSR)
  • Defining fadRock and roll emerges
  • Notable inventionNonstick pan (Tefal)
  • World population2.72 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population162.0M

1954 versus 2026

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

Measure19542026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,250$435,000
Average income$5,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.49$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population162.0M341 million

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