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Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot, American actor (died 1972)

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Born
April 20, 1904
Died
May 3, 1972
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1904

About Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot was an American film actor, best remembered as Jack Driscoll in King Kong (1933) and for his roles in films such as The Last of the Mohicans (1936), Fritz Lang's Fury (1936), and the Western Dodge City (1939). He was also known as one of "Wayne's Regulars", appearing in a number of John Wayne films beginning with Angel and the Badman (1947), and concluding with Big Jake (1971). Cabot enlisted in December 1942 and, after Officer Training School in Miami Beach, was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S. He then appeared in King Kong (also 1933), which became an enormous success and established Cabot as a star. Cabot's father graduated from Cumberland School of Law near Nashville, Tennessee, and served in the U.S.

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Bruce Cabot timeline

  1. He then appeared in King Kong (also 1933), which became an enormous success and established Cabot as a star.
  2. Cabot enlisted in December 1942 and, after Officer Training School in Miami Beach, was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S.

The world when Bruce Cabot was born

Bruce Cabot was born in 1904. 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 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

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

Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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