Portrait of Frank Shuster

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Frank Shuster

Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2002)

Born
September 5, 1916
Died
January 13, 2002
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1916

About Frank Shuster

Frank Shuster, was a Canadian comedian best known as a member of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster, alongside Johnny Wayne. Wayne played to Shuster's straight man. Frank Shuster, (September 5, 1916 – January 13, 2002) was a Canadian comedian best known as a member of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster, alongside Johnny Wayne.

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The world when Frank Shuster was born

Frank Shuster was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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