2. 1920S POP CULTURE Olivia Anderson & Ruth Macaulay-Smith

4. Film-1920s 1 st full length feature- D.W. Griffith- “Birth of a Nation” (1915) Glorified KKK 1 ST talkie(movie with sound) The Jazz Singer-with Al Jolson. Hollywood- In California Became center for film industry due to weather conditions & landscape. First movies featured nudity plus female vampires Censorship was later put on such movies.

5. Films-1920 Celebrities. Gloria Swanson- was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era and was one of the most sought after actresses in Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin-Still considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of cinema, English comic actor and filmmaker Charles Spencer Chaplin rose to fame during the 1920s. Big Five Studios Warner Bros. Pictures Paramount Studios RKO Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Fox Film

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8. Fashion-1920s Flapper Lifestyle Women proclaimed freedom by fashioning themselves as flappers. The sported dresses with shortened hemlines, showed off their rolled stockings, “bobbed” hair and painted their cheeks and lips with rogue. Flappers first to wear one-piece bathing suits. Underwear made more flexible and modern bras were introduced and provided shape and support.

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10. Coco Chanel-Credited for liberating women from rigid corsets and petticoats and popularizing the sportswear and casual chic that defined the 1920s.

11. Night Clubs-1920s Night life- New fashion and way for people to become more social. Became known as speakeasies where people bought bootleg liquors Soon evolved as place for entertainments. Cotton club Originally known as club deluxe Opened in 1920 on Lenox Avenue Owned by Jack Johnson(Heavy-weight champ) Bought by Owney Madden in 1922 Changed name to cotton club. Club forced to close due to Race-Riots. Reopened Sept. 1936- downtown on 48 th street.

12. Night Clubs 1920s Apollo theatres 125 th street in Harlem, NY in 1913. Seamon’s new burlesque theatre African-Americans not permitted Jan. 1934, African-Americans began to perform Performers included: Ella Fitzgerald Billie Holiday

13. Night Clubs-1920s

14. Radio-1920s Started as local stations but as technology improved national stations became popular. Sponsored by manufacturers Stations broadcasted news, politics and music. By 1930s 60% of American families owned radios Source of night time entertainment Increase in number of radios=number of radio stations 1922-600 radio stations Chicago-KYW-1921- 1 st station to broadcast opera 6 days a week Used for advertising Federal Radio Commission (FRC)-1926 Radio made of plastic, wood or metal.

15. Radio-1920s

16. Music-1920s Jazz era Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington were two popular jazz musicians. Birth of jazz accredited to blacks but for immense popularity, blacks and whites were responsible. Female musicians such as Bessie Smith & Billie Holiday emerged. Jazz performance broadcasted from cities like NY & Chicago. Youth influenced by jazz Later taken over by middle class whites.

17. Music-1920s

18. Dance-1920s New music and dances were fast paced and energetic Evolved along with Jazz and Blues. Dances mostly appealed to the youths rather than older people. Types of dances Lindy Hop Tangos Foxtrots Camel Walks Square dances Charleston Black Bottom

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