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Ted Bessell

Ted Bessell, American actor and director (died 1996)

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Born
March 20, 1935
Died
October 6, 1996
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1935

About Ted Bessell

Howard Weston "Ted" Bessell Jr. was an American television actor and director widely known for his role as Donald Hollinger, the boyfriend and eventual fiancé of Marlo Thomas's character in the TV series That Girl (1966–1971). Bessell first went to Los Angeles in the West Coast production of Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel, for which he received great critical notices. He appeared in the TV films Two on a Bench (1971) and Your Money or Your Wife (1972), which won the Peabody Award for Best Mystery of the Year. Created by Garry Marshall, the show had a short, unsuccessful run of 19 episodes in 1972.

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Ted Bessell timeline

  1. He appeared in the TV films Two on a Bench (1971) and Your Money or Your Wife (1972), which won the Peabody Award for Best Mystery of the Year.
  2. Created by Garry Marshall, the show had a short, unsuccessful run of 19 episodes in 1972.

The world when Ted Bessell was born

Ted Bessell was born in 1935. 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 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

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

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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