Dick Latessa

Dick Latessa, American actor (died 2016)

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Born: September 15, 1929
Died: December 19, 2016
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1929

About Dick Latessa

Richard Robert Latessa was an American stage, film, and television actor. He made his Broadway debut in The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N in 1968. Richard Robert Latessa (September 15, 1929 – December 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Latessa was featured in several Neil Simon plays, including Chapter Two, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, Rumors and Proposals. Latessa's screen credits include The Substance of Fire, Alfie, and Stigmata.

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Dick Latessa timeline

1929Richard Robert Latessa (September 15, 1929 – December 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
1968He made his Broadway debut in The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N in 1968.

The world when Dick Latessa was born

Dick Latessa was born in 1929. 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 1929

#1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
Defining fadYo-yos
Notable inventionCar radio
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

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

Measure	1929	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,300	$435,000
Average income	$3,850	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	121.8M	341 million

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