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Michael Holroyd

Michael Holroyd, English author

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Born
August 27, 1935
Age in 2026
91
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1935

About Michael Holroyd

Sir Michael de Courcy Fraser Holroyd is an English biographer. In 2006, he was awarded the Golden PEN Award by English PEN for "a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature". Summer 2013 (205). "Portrait of a portrait painter": an essay by Michael Holroyd about having his portrait painted from TLS, 1 April 2009. Lytton Strachey: A Critical Biography (1967, 1968) became Holroyd's definitive work.

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Michael Holroyd timeline

  1. Lytton Strachey: A Critical Biography (1967, 1968) became Holroyd's definitive work.
  2. In 2006, he was awarded the Golden PEN Award by English PEN for "a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature".
  3. Summer 2013 (205). "Portrait of a portrait painter": an essay by Michael Holroyd about having his portrait painted from TLS, 1 April 2009.

The world when Michael Holroyd was born

Michael Holroyd was born in 1935. 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 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

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

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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