1930's+Entertainment

= __1930's Entertainment__ =

The 1930's were the start of mechanical entertainment such as radio, movies, and music. The new technology brought a new age for many American citizens such as the radio which brought music, dramas, and political updates. Also, movies and filmgoers began to open up a new way of entertainment for people. Lastly, music started to became very popular in the 1930's with all new varieties for many music lovers.

In 1927, the first radio was established, but didn't become popular until the 1930's and stayed permanent until 1934. (FCC), or Federal Communication Comission controlled many radio stations, and was reponsible for radio frequencies, power level, and where they broadcast their signals. One of the many things that many Americans listen to use radio dramas performed by actors. Some well-known actors in the 1930's are Orson Welles, Jack Benny, and George Burns. Finally, the radio era ended at the end of WWII, when Television is introduced.

 Another new form of entertainment was "Talking pictures" or movies as people call it, but they didnt have all the kinds of movies as they have today. They didn't have violence, sexuality, or evil movies yet. Some movies were famous such as "Gone with the Wind", "The Grapes of Wrath", and the "Wizard of Oz". Some of these movies had 90 million filmgoers. Film companies made about $732 million dollars in 1930 and $482 million dollars in 1933.

There was one famous well know movie maker and the name of the company was Warner Brothers. The Warner Brothers were actually the first family run company with the start of only four brothers. Harry Warner, Albert Warner, Samuel Warner, And Jack L. Warner where all born Poland and moved to the USA. There first sound movie was in 1927 and the name of it was "The Jazz Singer".That's not all **,** some of the movies that the Warner Brothers made were popular such as //Little Caesar (1930), Public// Enemy(1931), and The story Louis Pasteur(1936//).// Today, motion pictures are still popular in the 21st century, and many people still go to theaters every week.

In the 1930's there was a new world of music that was opening up. New York, Chicago, and New Orleans were music centers and a place where music was being born. Many different kinds of music were born in different places such as Texas and Louisiana. Texas was the birth of Country music as Louisiana is the birth place of Cajun music. As you can see most music was made in the South and people like these types of music. Here are some famous artist that made this kind of music possible, Woody Guthrie, Jimmy Rodgers and John Lomax all help bring this kind of music to life.

This is some of the many things that Americans used to entertain themselves in the 1930's. Along with many things being popular, sports was also becoming a world-wide hobby for many people. The 1930's was in the stage of the Great Depression, but many people still find ways to entertain themselves. In the end, the 1930's wasn't actually acting like it was in the Great Depression, but a new age for technology and entertainment!

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