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Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (died 2004)
Eliza "Virginia" Capers was an American actress. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1974 for her performance as Lena Younger in Raisin, a musical version of Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun. Capers founded the Lafayette Players, a Los Angeles repertory theatre company for African-American performers.
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Virginia Capers was born in 1925. 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 Virginia Capers's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1925 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.22 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,900 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,600 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 115.8M | 341 million |
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