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Alex Hassilev

Alex Hassilev, French-born American folk singer and musician (died 2024)

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Born
July 11, 1932
Died
April 21, 2024
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1932

About Alex Hassilev

Alex Hassilev was an American folk musician who was one of the founding members of the group The Limeliters. Educated at Harvard and the University of Chicago, he was also an actor with a number of film and television appearances to his credit. As a musician he played the guitar and the banjo and was fluent in several languages. After retiring from the Limeliters, Hassilev remained active in the field of record production. He admitted to being confused about his vocal style after the Limeliters broke up and his first solo album Alex Hassilev Man of the World was a blend of jazz, pop and folk. After a 1963 concert in Saskatchewan, a local newspaper said the Limeliters "won over all of the huge audience...... were called back for a solid 30 minutes of encores". The original group did get back together temporarily to record an album, Time to Gather Seeds in 1966.

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Alex Hassilev timeline

  1. After a 1963 concert in Saskatchewan, a local newspaper said the Limeliters "won over all of the huge audience...... were called back for a solid 30 minutes of encores".
  2. The original group did get back together temporarily to record an album, Time to Gather Seeds in 1966.

The world when Alex Hassilev was born

Alex Hassilev was born in 1932. 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 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

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

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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