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Brian Ackland-Snow

Brian Ackland-Snow, English production designer and art director (died 2013)

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Born
March 31, 1940
Died
March 30, 2013
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1940

About Brian Ackland-Snow

Brian Ackland-Snow was an English production designer. He won an Oscar in the category Best Art Direction for the film A Room with a View. He also won an Emmy for best art direction for a miniseries or special in 1995 for Scarlett on CBS. His son, Andrew Ackland-Snow, went on to become an art director in films. Brian Ackland-Snow (31 March 1940 – 30 March 2013) was an English production designer.

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Brian Ackland-Snow timeline

  1. Brian Ackland-Snow (31 March 1940 – 30 March 2013) was an English production designer.
  2. He also won an Emmy for best art direction for a miniseries or special in 1995 for Scarlett on CBS.

The world when Brian Ackland-Snow was born

Brian Ackland-Snow was born in 1940. 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 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Brian Ackland-Snow's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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