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| "Ma" Rainey [Gertrude Pridgett] |
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| Singer. Sang the blues in cotton fields in the South in the 1900s. Inspired other blues singers. Called "Mother Of The Blues". |
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| Singer. Called "Empress of the Blues". Died in a car accident in 1937. Janice Joplin bought a tombstone for her in 1970. |
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| Louis Armstrong [Satchmo] |
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| Musician. Considered most influential contributor and performer of jazz. Played the trumpet. "What a Wonderful World". |
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| Musician/Composer. Born to a White House butler, learned piano at age 7. Considered an important jazz composer. His band stayed together for almost 50 years. |
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| A famous Harlem nightspot where many black entertainers got their start. |
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| Composer. Created many Broadway hits. His most famous piece is “Rhapsody In Blue.” Died of a brain tumor. |
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| Vaudeville. Used blackface comedy. Starred in the first talking picture The Jazz Singer in 1927. |
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| Musician. A child prodigy who dropped out of school and became a full-time musician. He played with Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra, the most popular band of the decade. Became alcoholic. |
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| Josephine Baker [Freda Carson] |
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| Singer/Dancer. Born into poverty, her talent at singing and dancing lead her to fame. She performed in France for many years and later became a citizen of the country. She adopted many kids she called "The Rainbow Club". |
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| Ideal woman of the 1900s. Hair in updo, S-curve/hourglass shape. Corset & bustle. |
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| "New breed" of young women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, smoked, drank, listened to jazz, and bobbed their hair. |
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| a covering for the ankle and foot, made from either leather or stout linen. Buttoned down the side and strapped under the shoe. |
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| Short hairstyle inspired by Joan of Arc. |
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| A belt that "shook" you thinner. Very popular, but did not really work. |
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| Dance craze that originated in the 1923 Broadway production of Runnin’ Wild. |
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| Popular fashion in the 1920s. A round hat. |
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| Artist. Former architect who earned a reputation for abstract watercolor paintings influenced by Cubism and Futurism. |
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| Painter/Photographer. Coined the term "precisionism". His style and subjects were big, flat, and industrial. |
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| Artist. Painter most famous for "Night Hawks". His realistic paintings portrayed isolation and disenchantment. |
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| Writer. His book "Chicago Poems" was published in 1916. |
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| Writer. Was born in St. Louis and well educated. His dislike for the modern world inspired him, and his most famous novel was "The Wasteland". |
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| Playwright. His plays featured realism and tragedy. Wrote "Ah, Wilderness!" and "The Iceman Cometh". |
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| Writer. A famous traveler, he wrote novels about far away places and wars. (Casey doesn't like his toxic masculinity style of writing.) |
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| Writer. First American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Was concerned with issues involving women, race, and the powerless in society. |
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| Writer. His novel "The Great Gatsby" is considered the great American novel and captures the mood of the "Jazz Age". He used a lot of SYMBOLISM. |
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| Called the "New Negro Movement" at the time, this movement included new African-American cultural expressions across the urban areas. |
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| Poet. Harlem Renaissance. "If We Must Die". |
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| Poet. Harlem Renaissance. "Cross". |
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| Writer. Harlem Renaissance. "Their Eyes Were Watching God". |
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| Poet. Harlem Renaissance. "Incident". |
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| Baseball. Nicknamed "The Hoosier Comet". Started as an outfielder with the Indianapolis ABCs. |
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| Babe Ruth [George Herman Ruth, Jr.] |
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| Baseball. Signed his first contract at age 19. Helped the New York Yankees win 7 pennants and 4 World Championships. His uniform #3 is retired. |
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| Baseball. “Iron Horse” Established a record number of consecutive games played by a professional baseball player. Was forced to retire due to the spinal disease, ALS. |
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| Tennis. “Little Miss Poker Face” Won 19 singles titles. Won gold medals in 1924 Olympics for singles and doubles. |
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| Tennis. French tennis star considered "the greatest women's player of all time". |
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| Boxing. Nicknamed "Manassa Mauler". Was the heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. |
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| Football. A running back for the University of Illinois who went on to play professionally for the Chicago Bears. |
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| Football. Considered the greatest coach in Notre Dame history. Coached Notre Dame to 5 undefeated seasons without a tie. Died in a plane crash. |
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| Golf. First person to win both the U.S. Open and the British Open in the same year. |
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| Swimmer. At age 19 she swam the English Channel in a little over 14 hours |
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| Animator. Created "silly symphony" shorts. Would later create Mickey Mouse. |
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| Actress. German born and starred in German movies until "Blue Angel", her first international hit. |
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| Actor. A heartthrob to women and one of the biggest stars of the silent film era of the 1920s. |
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| Actress. Known as the "It Girl". |
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| Actor. A slap-stick comedian and dancer in silent films. He was known for his "Little Tramp" character. |
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| Actor. Known for his theatrical performances and famous family of actors. |
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| Actress. Started with comedies and moved to dramas. Won an Academy Award for "Sadie Thomas". She was married six times and had an affair with Joseph Kennedy |
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| Actor. A slapstick comedian who was popular before 1921. He was accused of murder when a woman died at a party he attended and was blacklisted from Hollywood for 11 years. |
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| Actress. Called "Little Mary" or "America's Sweetheart". Had an affair with and eventually married Douglas Fairbanks. One of the first stars to put her hands in the cement in Hollywood. |
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| Actor. Founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Was involved in the opening of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. One of the first stars to put hands in the cement in Hollywood. Had an affair with and eventually married Mary Pickford. |
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| Actress. Swedish born, got her start in 1920s. Most successful in 1930s. She appeared in 27 films. |
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| Actors. Famous slapstick duo. |
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| An early pioneer of film making. He shot the first feature film in Hollywood, "The Squaw Man". Directed/produced over 70 films including "Cleopatra", "Samson and Delilah", and "The Ten Commandments". |
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| Actress. In 1981 the book Mommie Dearest, written by her daughter Christine, was made into a movie which depicted her not-so-glamorous life (alcoholism and violence to her children). |
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| Actor. Left home and an abusive father at age 11 to live in a hole and scrounge for food. He became an accomplished juggler and pool player and was hired as an entertainer in an amusement park. Made 37 films. |
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