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Ann Todd

British actress (1907–1993)

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Born
January 24, 1907
Died
May 6, 1993
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1907

About Ann Todd

Dorothy Ann Todd was an English film, television and stage actress who achieved international fame when she starred in The Seventh Veil (1945). From 1949 to 1957 she was married to David Lean who directed her in The Passionate Friends (1949), Madeleine (1950), and The Sound Barrier (1952). She was a member of The Old Vic theatre company and in 1957 starred in a Broadway play. In her later years she wrote, produced and directed travel documentaries. Todd appeared in Ann and Harold (1938), the first British TV serial.

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Ann Todd timeline

  1. Todd appeared in Ann and Harold (1938), the first British TV serial.
  2. From 1949 to 1957 she was married to David Lean who directed her in The Passionate Friends (1949), Madeleine (1950), and The Sound Barrier (1952).
  3. She was a member of The Old Vic theatre company and in 1957 starred in a Broadway play.

The world when Ann Todd was born

Ann Todd was born in 1907. 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 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

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

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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