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Unit #8 The Great Depression of 1930s

Unit #8 The Great Depression of 1930s. LESSON # 8:4 Art and Entertainment of the 1930s. p. 238-239. Popular entertainment. My dad remembers this era – he was born in 1930 with two older brothers He told me they used to gather around the radio every night for one program after another

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Unit #8 The Great Depression of 1930s

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  1. Unit #8The Great Depression of 1930s LESSON #8:4 Art and Entertainment of the 1930s p. 238-239

  2. Popular entertainment • My dad remembers this era – he was born in 1930 with two older brothers • He told me they used to gather around the radio every night for one program after another • His favorite was “THE ___________” • People used any entertainment to _________ the misery of the era • Everyone in the middle class went to the ______________ • Every house had a ______________ • Most popular with women: _______ __________ • They told of the drama of middle class households • They got their name from the _______ commercials often run during the program

  3. Memories of my dad from the 1930s • He remembered the Sunday entertainment would be to take the __________ to the end, and together they’d walk back the Wissahicon Creek • The trolley was their ________ form of transportation • They had ________ every day, but all meals were precious • They had electricity, but the refrigerator was an “_____ _______” • Ice was delivered every day by __________ wagon • He lived in the city, but there were ________ cars • A favorite game was “_______ ball” • They loved the movies, too. Westerns.

  4. Famous actors of the 1930s • Jimmy Stewart – the “ _______ guy” in movies • Clark Gable – suave and _________ • Eliz. Taylor & Bette Davis – __________ • Judy Garland – _________ next door • Shirley Temple – ______ ________ next door • Ginger Rogers - dancer

  5. Famous entertainers of the 1930s • ___________ John Steinbeck and William Faulkner • ________________ Margaret Bourke-White • Jack Benny and WC Fields on the ___________ • Weekly movies of superheroes

  6. What did it seem was the purpose for entertainment at this time?

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