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Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer, American actor (died 1973)

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Born
July 13, 1895
Died
October 6, 1973
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1895

About Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Alderman Blackmer was an American Broadway and film actor active between 1914 and 1971, usually in major supporting roles. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play Come Back, Little Sheba, co-starring with Shirley Booth. In 1929, he returned to motion pictures and went on to appear as a major character actor in more than 120 films.

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Sidney Blackmer timeline

  1. In 1929, he returned to motion pictures and went on to appear as a major character actor in more than 120 films.
  2. He won the 1950 Tony Award for Best Actor (Drama) for his role in the Broadway play Come Back, Little Sheba, co-starring with Shirley Booth.

The world when Sidney Blackmer was born

Sidney Blackmer was born in 1895. 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 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

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

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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