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Joanna Barnes

Joanna Barnes, American actress and author (died 2022)

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Born
November 15, 1934
Died
April 29, 2022
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1934

About Joanna Barnes

Joanna Barnes was an American actress and writer. Joanna Barnes was born on November 15, 1934. She went on to have roles in more than 20 films. Barnes became the 13th actress to play Jane when she appeared in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959), with Denny Miller as Tarzan. Barnes attended Milton Academy and then Smith College, from which she graduated in 1956 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

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Joanna Barnes timeline

  1. Barnes attended Milton Academy and then Smith College, from which she graduated in 1956 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
  2. Barnes became the 13th actress to play Jane when she appeared in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959), with Denny Miller as Tarzan.

The world when Joanna Barnes was born

Joanna Barnes was born in 1934. 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 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

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

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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