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Douglas Croft

Douglas Croft, American child actor (died 1963)

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Born
August 12, 1926
Died
October 24, 1963
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1926

About Douglas Croft

Douglas Croft was an American teen actor who is best remembered for being the first person to portray the DC Comics character Robin, the Boy Wonder, as well as his secret identity Dick Grayson, in the 1943 serial Batman when he was 16 years old. His second role was a small part in the 1942 film Kings Row, with his first major part and notable performance coming the same year in Not a Ladies' Man. Croft was the first actor to play the comic book character Dick Grayson/Robin in a movie, doing so in the 1943 15-chapter movie serial Batman.

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Douglas Croft timeline

  1. His second role was a small part in the 1942 film Kings Row, with his first major part and notable performance coming the same year in Not a Ladies' Man.
  2. Croft was the first actor to play the comic book character Dick Grayson/Robin in a movie, doing so in the 1943 15-chapter movie serial Batman.

The world when Douglas Croft was born

Douglas Croft was born in 1926. 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 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

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

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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