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JACK DEMPSEYName: Williams Harrison DempseyDate of Birth: June 24, 1895Changed his name at age 19-Dempsey earned more than $3,500,000-Drew the world's first million-dollar gate against Georges Carpentier

Accomplishments:-Dempsey made two films during his career, "Daredevil Jack" & "Manhattan Madness" He also co-starred in a Broadway play called "The Big Fight" with this then wife Estelle Taylor.-Inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame in 1990-In 2003, Dempsey was named the seventh best puncher of all time in boxing history by Ring MagazineDeathMay 1, 1983

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BEN-HURAudiences flocked to Ben-Hur after its premiere and the picture grossed nine million dollars

Its huge expenses and the deal with Erlanger made it a losing film for MGM.

MGM was unable to recoup its $4,000,000 investment.Made in 1925

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DANCES-Originated in the summer of 1914 by Vaudeville actor Harry Fox-In the Jardin de Danse on the roof of the New York Theatre.-The most significant development in all of ballroom dancing-Discovered by the black community, while dancing to contemporary Jazz music-Originated as early as 1903 of a small island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina-1923 hit Broadway musical called Runnin Wild featured the song "Charleston."FOX TROTCHARLESTON - The longest dance record ever recorded was a record of 3 weeks of dancing.- The craze began in 1923, when 32-year old Alma Cummings danced non-stop for 27 hours, wearing out six different partners-Contests were held, which dancers could enter solo or with a specific partnerDANCE MARATHONS

FASHIONFASHIONTrendsThe New ConsumerCoco Chanel

Modernism

Made in 1937Based on the German fairytaleOriginally know as The QueenSNOW WHITE and the SEVEN DWARFS

Made in 1939The film grossed approximately $3 million; A 1949 re-release earned an additional $1.5 million

Received 15 honors over the past 10 yearsThe WIZARD of OZ

During Great Depression, most rich kept their money; led to resentment from the lower classesCrash and Great Depression didnt affect old habits and nightlifeRich may have even flaunted their money more than beforeUpper class began to resent lower classes as New Deal programs began to be implemented