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Larry Haines

Larry Haines, American actor (died 2008)

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Born
August 3, 1918
Died
July 17, 2008
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1918

About Larry Haines

Larry Haines was an American actor. Larry Haines was born on August 3, 1918. Haines first became known in the 1930s as an actor on the radio crime series Gangbusters. He won Daytime Emmy Awards in 1976 and 1981, and was First Lady Pat Nixon's favorite soap opera actor.

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The world when Larry Haines was born

Larry Haines was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

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

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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