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Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director
Peter Simpson Hedges is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Robert Boyden Hedges, an Episcopal priest. Hedges' novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, for which he wrote the screenplay, launching his film career.
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Peter Hedges was born in 1962. 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.
These figures put everyday life in Peter Hedges's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1962 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.31 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $12,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $7,900 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $1.15 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.70 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.04 | $0.73 |
| Population | 186.5M | 341 million |
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