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Desiré Ecaré

Desiré Ecaré, Ivorian filmmaker (died 2009)

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Born
April 15, 1939
Died
February 16, 2009
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1939

About Desiré Ecaré

Désiré Écaré (April 15, 1939 in Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire – February 16, 2009 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) was an Ivorian film director. His directorial debut was the film Concerto pour un exil (Concerto for an Exile) in 1968, followed by À nous deux, France (1970). He directed the seminal film Faces of Women in 1985, which went on to win the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival. His directorial debut was the film Concerto pour un exil in 1968, followed by A Nous Deux, France (1970).

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Desiré Ecaré timeline

  1. His directorial debut was the film Concerto pour un exil in 1968, followed by A Nous Deux, France (1970).
  2. He directed the seminal film Faces of Women in 1985, which went on to win the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival.

The world when Desiré Ecaré was born

Desiré Ecaré was born in 1939. 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 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

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

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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