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Maureen Forrester

Maureen Forrester, Canadian actress and singer (died 2010)

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Born
July 25, 1930
Died
June 16, 2010
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1930

About Maureen Forrester

Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, was a Canadian operatic contralto. On April 8, 1969, Forrester was chosen to sing the Canadian national anthem at the first Montreal Expos regular-season baseball game, at Shea Stadium in New York City. In 1980, Forrester received the diplôme d'honneur from the Canadian Conference of the Arts In 1983, Forrester was awarded Yale University's Sanford Medal.

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Maureen Forrester timeline

  1. On April 8, 1969, Forrester was chosen to sing the Canadian national anthem at the first Montreal Expos regular-season baseball game, at Shea Stadium in New York City.
  2. In 1980, Forrester received the diplôme d'honneur from the Canadian Conference of the Arts In 1983, Forrester was awarded Yale University's Sanford Medal.

The world when Maureen Forrester was born

Maureen Forrester was born in 1930. 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 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

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

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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