Glenn Ford

Gwyllyn Samuel Newton (Glenn) Ford's birthday is May 1, 1916. His father, Newton, was a railway conductor on the line between Montreal and Quebec City, Canada. He began acting at the age of four, in a community theatre production of 'Tom Thumb's Wedding.' In 1923, when Ford was 7, the family moved to Venice, California, where Glenn ultimately pursued an acting career.

In addition to his stellar acting career, Ford served with distinction in the Navy and the Marines in WWII.  He also served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Third Marine Amphibious Force. Among his medals and commendations are the Medal of Honor presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars; the Medaille de la France Libre for the liberation of France; two commendation medals from the US Navy; and the Vietnamese Legion of Merit. 

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Birth Year Events (1916)

Notable Births

Francis Crick
Betty Grable
Glenn Ford
Gregory Peck
Harry James
Jack Elam
Jack Paar
Jackie Gleason
Ken Curtis
Olivia de Havilland
Trevor Howard
Peter Finch
Ray Conniff
Dinah Shore
Jack Warner
Kirk Douglas
Walter Cronkite
Virgil Partch
Daws Butler
Sid Luckman
Forrest J. Ackerman
Roald Dahl

Deaths

Henry James
Rasputin
Eduard Strauss
Jack London

Politics

Woodrow Wilson Re-elected

Military

Battle of Verdun

Inventions

Lincoln Logs

Perspective
(1916-1949)

1916
Radio sets get tuners

1918
First Airmail service (Washington, DC, to New York)

1919
Shortwave radio invented

1920
Pittsburgh radio station broadcasts first scheduled programs

1922
Commercial broadcasting begins
First 3D movie

1923
Neon signs

1926
Goddard launches liquid fuel rocket
NBC is formed
First Pop-Up Toaster

1927
"The Jazz Singer" is the first "talkie"
Babe Ruth hits 60 homeruns
Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic solo

1928
Teletype machine debuts
Mickey Mouse introduced
TV studio built in London

1929
Stock market crashes
Car radio introduced
Germans produce audio tape
Carl Benz, automobile pioneer, dies