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Stanley Bates

Stanley Bates, English actor and screenwriter

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Born
October 8, 1942
Age in 2026
84
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1942

About Stanley Bates

Stanley Kevin Bates (born 8 October 1942 in East Finchley, London) is a British actor and screen writer best known for the role of Bungle, and as a scriptwriter, in the children's television programme, Rainbow between 1973 and 1989, series 2 to series 17. Other credits include roles in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972), Theatre of Blood (1973) and The Tomorrow People. On 10 March 2001, Bates was bound over to keep the peace following an alleged road rage incident. The incident occurred in May 2000. At the time of the case in 2001 Bates was described as a self-employed lighting manufacturer.

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Stanley Bates timeline

  1. On 10 March 2001, Bates was bound over to keep the peace following an alleged road rage incident.
  2. At the time of the case in 2001 Bates was described as a self-employed lighting manufacturer.

The world when Stanley Bates was born

Stanley Bates was born in 1942. 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 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

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

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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