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Bob McGrath

Bob McGrath, American singer and actor (died 2022)

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Born
June 13, 1932
Died
December 4, 2022
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1932

About Bob McGrath

Robert Emmett McGrath was an American actor, singer, and children's author best known for playing original human character and music teacher Bob Johnson on the educational television series Sesame Street from 1969 to 2016. On March 3, 2006, he was awarded the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan for this work by Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Lynda Haverstock. In 1995, he was awarded a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award. On April 10, 2010, he was the first recipient of the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club Lifetime Achievement Award. In the mid-1960s, McGrath became a recording artist in Japan, releasing a series of successful albums of Irish and other folk songs and ballads sung in Japanese.

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Bob McGrath timeline

  1. In 1995, he was awarded a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
  2. On March 3, 2006, he was awarded the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan for this work by Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Lynda Haverstock.
  3. On April 10, 2010, he was the first recipient of the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club Lifetime Achievement Award.

The world when Bob McGrath was born

Bob McGrath 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 Bob McGrath'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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