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Gregory Gillespie

Gregory Gillespie, American painter (died 2000)

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Born
November 29, 1936
Died
April 26, 2000
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1936

About Gregory Gillespie

Gregory Joseph Gillespie (November 29, 1936 – April 26, 2000) was an American magic realist painter. In 1962, Gillespie received the first of two Fulbright-Hays grants for travel to Italy to study the work of Masaccio. During this time, Gillespie was awarded three Chester Dale Fellowships and a Louis Comfort Tiffany grant. Gillespie had his first solo show in 1966, at the Forum Gallery in New York.

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Gregory Gillespie timeline

  1. In 1962, Gillespie received the first of two Fulbright-Hays grants for travel to Italy to study the work of Masaccio.
  2. Gillespie had his first solo show in 1966, at the Forum Gallery in New York.

The world when Gregory Gillespie was born

Gregory Gillespie was born in 1936. 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 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

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

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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