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Harold Shapero

Harold Shapero, American composer (died 2013)

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Born
April 29, 1920
Died
May 17, 2013
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1920

About Harold Shapero

Harold Samuel Shapero was an American composer. Harold Shapero was born on April 29, 1920. Shapero was awarded the Rome Prize in 1941 for his Nine-Minute Overture, which included a $1000 award. Shapero was one of the first students at Tanglewood following its founding in the 1940s. With a friend, he founded the Hal Kenny Orchestra, a swing-era jazz band.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Harold Shapero was born

Harold Shapero was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

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

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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