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Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen, American actor (died 1976)

Born
September 1, 1899
Died
March 28, 1976
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1899

About Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen was an American actor of film and television. Arlen served in Canada as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Arlen later appeared in the science fiction horror Island of Lost Souls (1932) with Charles Laughton, adapted from the H.G.

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The world when Richard Arlen was born

Richard Arlen was born in 1899. 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 headlinePhilippine-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
  • World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

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

Measure18992026
Population72.0M341 million

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