Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford, English-American actor and singer (died 1966)

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Born: February 12, 1898
Died: June 11, 1966
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1898

About Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford was an English–American vaudevillian, stage performer and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. The actor became a naturalized United States citizen on May 8, 1942; by this act, he also legally changed his name from Samuel Grundy to Wallace Ford. Ford became a successful Broadway performer through the Roaring Twenties, appearing in multiple productions, including the lead role in the Broadway smash hit Abie's Irish Rose.

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The world when Wallace Ford was born

Wallace Ford 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

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Measure	1898	2026
Population	71.0M	341 million

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