The Roaring 20s - 2/19
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What dance was characteristic of flappers?
charleston
What was introduced to control the way women dressed?
modesty laws
What phrase was associated with modesty laws?
measuring for modesty
What other female persona was known as the femme fatale?
vamp
woman who swam the English channel and beat the men’s record by 2 hours
Gertrude Ederle
“Empress of the Air”
Lillian Boyer
quarterback
“Red” Grange
boxer known as “The Manassa Mauler”
Jack Dempsey
known as “The Sultan of Swat” and “The Bronx Bomber”
Babe Ruth
How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in one season in 1927?
60
Negro League star
Oscar Charleston
first movie with talking
The Jazz Singer
nicknames for movie with talking (2)
talkie
speakie
Who did blackface in the Jazz Singer?
Al Jolson
Name one famous actor (not the most famous one)
Rudolph Valentino
Mary Pickford
most famous comedic actor from this time
Charlie Chaplin
What was Charlie Chaplin’s nickname?
Little Tramp
