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Paul Rotha

Paul Rotha, English director and producer (died 1984)

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Born
June 3, 1907
Died
March 7, 1984
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1907

About Paul Rotha

Paul Rotha was an English documentary film-maker, film historian and critic. Paul Rotha (3 June 1907 – 7 March 1984) was an English documentary film-maker, film historian and critic. He was born Paul Thompson in London, and educated at Highgate School and at the Slade School of Fine Art.

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The world when Paul Rotha was born

Paul Rotha was born in 1907. 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 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

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

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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