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Bernard Delfont

Bernard Delfont, Russian-English talent manager (died 1994)

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Born
September 5, 1909
Died
July 28, 1994
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1909

About Bernard Delfont

Bernard Delfont, Baron Delfont was a Russian-born British theatrical impresario and media proprietor. He was the brother of fellow impresarios Lew and Leslie Grade, and was a prominent figure in British entertainment during the 20th-century. Delfont was instrumental in bringing Morecambe & Wise to ITV in their first successful TV show, Two of a Kind (1961 to 1968). During World War II Delfont became involved in the theatre with a tour of Room for Two in 1941 and then started staging shows in London from 1942 with Jam Tomorrow at the St Martin's Theatre.

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Bernard Delfont timeline

  1. During World War II Delfont became involved in the theatre with a tour of Room for Two in 1941 and then started staging shows in London from 1942 with Jam Tomorrow at the St Martin's Theatre.
  2. Delfont was instrumental in bringing Morecambe & Wise to ITV in their first successful TV show, Two of a Kind (1961 to 1968).

The world when Bernard Delfont was born

Bernard Delfont was born in 1909. 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 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

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

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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