Portrait of Huntley Gordon

Birthday profile

Huntley Gordon

Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (died 1956)

Born
October 8, 1879
Died
December 7, 1956
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1879

About Huntley Gordon

Huntley Ashworth Gordon was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. For most of his career, Gordon traveled between America and Britain, making films in both countries, appearing in more than 120 films. Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Although he no longer made motion pictures, Huntley Gordon remained active in the world of network radio.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

The world when Huntley Gordon was born

Huntley Gordon was born in 1879. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineThomas Edison demonstrates practical incandescent light bulb
  • Technology milestoneEdison's light bulb — practical electric lighting
  • Notable inventionSaccharin (artificial sweetener) discovered
  • World population~1.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population45.9M

1879 versus 2026

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

Measure18792026
Population45.9M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, IMDb, Wikidata. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.