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Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey, American actor (died 1991)

Born
August 13, 1898
Died
October 12, 1991
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1898

About Regis Toomey

John Francis Regis Toomey was an American film and television actor. He initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he established himself as a musical stage performer. Educated in dramatics at the University of Pittsburgh, where he became a brother of Sigma Chi, Toomey began as a stock actor and eventually made it to Broadway.

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The world when Regis Toomey was born

Regis Toomey was born in 1898. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

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

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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