Audrey Meadows

Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (died 1996)

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Born: February 8, 1922
Died: February 3, 1996
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1922

About Audrey Meadows

Audrey Meadows was an American actress who portrayed the deadpan housewife Alice Kramden on the 1950s American television comedy The Honeymooners. She was the younger sister of actress Jayne Meadows. Meadows was born Audrey Cotter in New York City on February 8, 1922, the youngest of four siblings. Meadows served as director of the First National Bank of Denver for 11 years, the first woman to hold the position. Gleason changed his mind, and she won the role of Alice. Moving to New York City to pursue her career, Audrey became a resident in the famed Rehearsal Club along with other aspiring actresses.

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The world when Audrey Meadows was born

Audrey Meadows was born in 1922. 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 1922

#1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
Top movieNosferatu
Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
Defining fadCrossword puzzles
Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

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

Measure	1922	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,600	$435,000
Average income	$3,270	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	110.0M	341 million

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