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Lawrence Bender

Lawrence Bender, American actor and producer

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Born
October 17, 1957
Age in 2026
69
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1957

About Lawrence Bender

Lawrence Bender is an American film producer. Throughout his career, Bender-produced films have received 36 Academy Award nominations, resulting in eight wins. Bender has also produced three documentary films, most notably An Inconvenient Truth (2006), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After graduating, Bender pursued dancing and was awarded a scholarship to the Louis Falco dance troupe. In the early 2000s, Bender formed a partnership with Kevin Kelly Brown and created the production company Bender Brown Productions. He produced the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which raised unprecedented awareness about climate change and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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  1. Bender has also produced three documentary films, most notably An Inconvenient Truth (2006), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
  2. He produced the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which raised unprecedented awareness about climate change and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The world when Lawrence Bender was born

Lawrence Bender was born in 1957. 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 1957

  • #1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
  • Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
  • Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
  • Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
  • Notable inventionFrisbee
  • World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

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

Measure19572026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,200$435,000
Average income$6,700$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population171.2M341 million

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