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Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford, American actor (died 1990)

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Born
July 25, 1908
Age in 2026
118
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1908

About Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford was an American Broadway, film, and television actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Save the Tiger (1973). Gilford was discovered working in a pharmacy by Milton Berle, who became his mentor. In 1938, Gilford worked as the master of ceremonies in the first downtown New York integrated nightclub, Café Society, which was owned and operated by Barney Josephson. Other unusual impressions he created were a fluorescent light going on in a dark room, John D.

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Jack Gilford timeline

  1. In 1938, Gilford worked as the master of ceremonies in the first downtown New York integrated nightclub, Café Society, which was owned and operated by Barney Josephson.
  2. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Save the Tiger (1973).

The world when Jack Gilford was born

Jack Gilford was born in 1908. 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 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

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

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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