Jack Haley

Jack Haley, American actor and singer (died 1979)

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Born: August 10, 1897
Died: June 6, 1979
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1897

About Jack Haley

John Joseph Haley Jr. was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer, drummer and vaudevillian. He is most notable for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. Haley was under contract to them and appeared in the Fox films Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Pigskin Parade, marking his first appearance with Judy Garland. Haley made a few phonograph records in 1923, and in the early 1930s starred in comedy shorts for Vitaphone in Brooklyn, New York.

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The world when Jack Haley was born

Jack Haley was born in 1897. 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.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

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Measure	1897	2026
Population	70.0M	341 million

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