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Melville Ruick

Melville Ruick, American actor (died 1972)

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Born
July 8, 1898
Died
December 24, 1972
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1898

About Melville Ruick

Melville Ruick was an American actor. Melville Ruick was born on July 8, 1898 and died on December 24, 1972. Ruick won his wings in the Air Service, Signal Corps, two weeks before the end of the war. He was the United States' youngest flier in the war at age 17 and became a lieutenant at age 18. He later won an audition for the spot of announcer on the CBS radio show Lux Radio Theater, staying with the show for six years.

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The world when Melville Ruick was born

Melville Ruick was born in 1898. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

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

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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