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Bea Wain

Bea Wain, American singer (died 2017)

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Born
April 30, 1917
Died
August 19, 2017
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1917

About Bea Wain

Beatrice Ruth Wain was an American Big Band-era singer and radio personality born in the Bronx, New York City. She had several hits with Larry Clinton and His Orchestra, including "My Reverie", "Deep Purple", and "Heart and Soul". Wain and announcer Andre Baruch, her husband, co-hosted radio programs from the 1940s to the 1980s. On record labels, her name was shortened (without her permission) to "Bea" by the record company, ostensibly for space considerations. So that's how my name became 'Bea Wain'." Wain's recording of My Reverie (Victor 26006) with the Clinton orchestra stayed at the top of the chart for eight weeks in 1938. In a 2004 interview with Christopher Popa, Wain reflected: "Actually, I've had a wonderful life, a wonderful career.

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Bea Wain timeline

  1. So that's how my name became 'Bea Wain'." Wain's recording of My Reverie (Victor 26006) with the Clinton orchestra stayed at the top of the chart for eight weeks in 1938.
  2. In a 2004 interview with Christopher Popa, Wain reflected: "Actually, I've had a wonderful life, a wonderful career.

The world when Bea Wain was born

Bea Wain was born in 1917. 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 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

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

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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