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Denis Héroux

Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer (died 2015)

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Born
July 15, 1940
Died
December 10, 2015
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1940

About Denis Héroux

Denis Héroux, was a Canadian film director and producer. Héroux was a Genie Award nominee as producer of the Best Picture finalist The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1981, and won as producer of The Bay Boy at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985. Denis Héroux, (French:; 15 July 1940 – 10 December 2015) was a Canadian film director and producer.

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Denis Héroux timeline

  1. Denis Héroux, (French:; 15 July 1940 – 10 December 2015) was a Canadian film director and producer.
  2. Héroux was a Genie Award nominee as producer of the Best Picture finalist The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1981, and won as producer of The Bay Boy at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985.

The world when Denis Héroux was born

Denis Héroux was born in 1940. 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 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

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

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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