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Harry Locke

Harry Locke, English actor (died 1987)

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Born
December 10, 1913
Died
September 17, 1987
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1913

About Harry Locke

Harry Locke (10 December 1912 – 7 September 1987) was an English character actor. He began acting in his teens, and appeared with the Questors Theatre Company in Ealing from 1936, when known as Lionel Locke. Their friendship was described by Locke in a 1970s interview with the radio journalist Colin Edwards.

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The world when Harry Locke was born

Harry Locke was born in 1913. 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 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

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

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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