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Jean Rouverol

Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (died 2017)

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Born
July 8, 1916
Died
March 24, 2017
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1916

About Jean Rouverol

Jean Rouverol was an American actress, screenwriter and author who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s. In 1968, Rouverol published her first book, Harriet Beecher Stowe: Woman Crusader. By 1950, Rouverol had her first screenplay, So Young So Bad, made into a film, but her career was interrupted as a result of the investigations by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) into Communist influence in Hollywood.

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Jean Rouverol timeline

  1. By 1950, Rouverol had her first screenplay, So Young So Bad, made into a film, but her career was interrupted as a result of the investigations by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) into Communist influence in Hollywood.
  2. In 1968, Rouverol published her first book, Harriet Beecher Stowe: Woman Crusader.

The world when Jean Rouverol was born

Jean Rouverol was born in 1916. 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 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

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

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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