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Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan, American actor (died 1979)

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Born
March 20, 1903
Died
April 4, 1979
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1903

About Edgar Buchanan

William Edgar Buchanan II was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. In 1928, Edgar earned his DDS degree from North Pacific College School of Dentistry in Portland, Oregon, which later became Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry. In 1967, Dot Records released "Phantom 309" (Dot #17047), a narration by Buchanan.

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Edgar Buchanan timeline

  1. In 1928, Edgar earned his DDS degree from North Pacific College School of Dentistry in Portland, Oregon, which later became Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry.
  2. In 1967, Dot Records released "Phantom 309" (Dot #17047), a narration by Buchanan.

The world when Edgar Buchanan was born

Edgar Buchanan was born in 1903. 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 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

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

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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