Movies, radio, and sports in the 1920s
Across
- 3. Dominated women’s tennis, winning Wimbledon eight times in the late 1920s
- 4. Advancements in film production led to the rise of movie "_____" in major cities
- 7. Cost of a ticket to a double feature in the 1920's was _____ cents
- 8. Known as the best athlete in the world
- 10. Became America's first baseball hero in the 1920s
- 12. "In Old California" was the first movie ever shot here
- 13. Syndicated radio program that entertained listeners around the country in the late 1920s
Down
- 1. Starred in "The Jazz Singer"
- 2. Top box office attraction of the silent movie era
- 5. Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim what
- 6. The American film industry originally started here before moving to Southern California
- 9. The power of ______ further accelerated the process of creating a shared national culture
- 11. The first "talkie" movie released in New York in 1927