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Nicholas Garland

Nicholas Garland, English cartoonist

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Born
September 1, 1935
Age in 2026
91
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1935

About Nicholas Garland

Nicholas Withycombe Garland OBE is a British political cartoonist. known for his numerous newspaper works, particularly for The Daily Telegraph. Garland was awarded the OBE in the 1998 New Year Honours. He directed the first two cabarets at Peter Cook's Establishment Club and spent a year at the BBC working in the Tonight department. He and Barry Humphries created the Barry McKenzie comic strip in Private Eye.

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The world when Nicholas Garland was born

Nicholas Garland was born in 1935. 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 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

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

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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