Entertainment

= Fun, Fun, Fun! = =__Sports __= Entertainment sky rocketed during the twenties as many searched for recreation. Sports, especially baseball, grew in popularity because it was an inexpensive way of escaping life’s struggles. Two renowned players changed baseball’s history forever. George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth, changed the game with his record hitting homeruns (Kalliney). In addition, to Babe Ruth being a powerhouse player on the New York Yankees was Lou Gehrig, known as the “Iron Horse.” He also had several homeruns, like Ruth, but his career was cut short by the degenerative disease that bears his name (Meyer). 

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In addition to entertainment in sports, Mickey Mouse has been an icon for cartoons throughout the 1920s. The ever so popular mouse made his debut in 1928. The production of Steamboat Willie became a sensation almost instantly and dominated the animation world for many years.(“Mickey Mouse”) Mickey Mouse is known and still in action today. It is rumored that Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse to conquer his fear of mice.



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The Warner Brothers were the first American motion-picture studio that introduced the first genuine talking picture in 1927. The company was founded by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Samuel, and Jack Warner. They established Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., in 1923. They managed the studio in Hollywood. When the company ran into financial difficulties in the mid-1920s, Sam Warner persuaded his brothers to collaborate in developing a patent on a process the Vitaphone that made the “talkies” possible.

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