Joan Roberts

Joan Roberts, American actress and singer (died 2012)

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Born: July 15, 1917
Died: August 13, 2012
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1917

About Joan Roberts

Joan Roberts was an American actress, most famous for creating the role of Laurey in the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! in 1943. Joan Roberts (July 15, 1917 – August 13, 2012) was an American actress, most famous for creating the role of Laurey in the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! in 1943. Sunny River was Roberts' first Broadway production.

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The world when Joan Roberts was born

Joan Roberts was born in 1917. 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 1917

Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
Top headlineUS enters World War I
Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

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

Measure	1917	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Population	100.8M	341 million

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