Brian Glanville

Brian Glanville, English journalist and author (died 2025)

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Born: September 24, 1931
Died: May 16, 2025
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1931

About Brian Glanville

Brian Lester Glanville was an English football writer and novelist. He was described by The Times as "the doyen of football writers—arguably the finest football writer of his—or any other—generation", and by American journalist Paul Zimmerman as "the greatest football writer of all time." Brian Lester Glanville (24 September 1931 – 16 May 2025) was an English football writer and novelist. Glanville was educated at Charterhouse School, where he played football. After leaving school, Glanville worked for a time as an articled clerk in a London law firm, before he started writing football articles and books.

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The world when Brian Glanville was born

Brian Glanville was born in 1931. 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 1931

#1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
Top movieFrankenstein
Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
Notable inventionElectric razor
World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure	1931	2026
Gas	$0.17	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	124.0M	341 million

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