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Geoffrey Cass

Geoffrey Cass, English businessman

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Born
August 11, 1932
Age in 2026
94
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1932

About Geoffrey Cass

Sir Geoffrey Arthur Cass MA (Oxford), MA (Cambridge), CCMI, HonFInstD. Chairman of the Royal Theatrical Support Trust. Spent twenty years as chief executive of Cambridge University Press and has also been chairman of the Royal Shakespeare Company and president of the Lawn Tennis Association. A Wimbledon Championships player in 1954,1955, 1956 and 1959, he played the opening match of the 1954 Championships on the Centre Court against the then reigning Wimbledon Champion. He was knighted in 1992, elected an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1998 and awarded a French Knighthood Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 1982. He was British Veterans' Singles Champion at Wimbledon in 1978, and Captain and first-ranked player in Britain's International Veterans Dubler Cup team 1978/79 at Barcelona and Milano Marittima.

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Geoffrey Cass timeline

  1. A Wimbledon Championships player in 1954,1955, 1956 and 1959, he played the opening match of the 1954 Championships on the Centre Court against the then reigning Wimbledon Champion.
  2. He was British Veterans' Singles Champion at Wimbledon in 1978, and Captain and first-ranked player in Britain's International Veterans Dubler Cup team 1978/79 at Barcelona and Milano Marittima.
  3. He was knighted in 1992, elected an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1998 and awarded a French Knighthood Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 1982.

The world when Geoffrey Cass was born

Geoffrey Cass was born in 1932. 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 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

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

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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