Bobby Troup

Bobby Troup, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 1999)

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Born: October 18, 1918
Died: February 7, 1999
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1918

About Bobby Troup

Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He composed the rhythm and blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and portrayed Dr. Joe Early in the television program Emergency! co-starring with his wife Julie London, in the 1970s. == Early life == Robert William Troup Jr. was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His father Robert William Troup worked as a pianist for the family business J. H. Troup Music House and founded its Lancaster, Pennsylvania, branch store. He graduated from The Hill School, a preparatory school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in 1937. He went on to graduate Phi Beta Kappa from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics.

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Career and life highlights

In February 1942, Troup's song "Snootie Little Cutie" was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Connie Haines with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and the Pied Pipers.

The world when Bobby Troup was born

Bobby Troup was born in 1918. 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 1918

Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

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

Measure	1918	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	102.0M	341 million

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