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During the Great Depression, comedies, dramas, and serial programs were very popular.
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It depends what you mean by celebs but there were some extremely rich people during the great depression. The Vanderbilt's and some other families held more then 20% of America's money during the Great Depression. There were a few films during that era but radio stars still were much more popular because almost everyone had a radio and it was hard for people to go to the movies.
For many people, movies brought some happiness during the general unhappiness of the Great Depression, a time when economic depression led to emotional depression. Movies remained cheerful, and people enjoyed them, often as a temporary escape from a depressing existence.
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During the Great Depression, comedies, dramas, and serial programs were very popular.
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In the United States, Baseball was the most popular sport in the years of the great depression (1929-194?).
It depends what you mean by celebs but there were some extremely rich people during the great depression. The Vanderbilt's and some other families held more then 20% of America's money during the Great Depression. There were a few films during that era but radio stars still were much more popular because almost everyone had a radio and it was hard for people to go to the movies.
For many people, movies brought some happiness during the general unhappiness of the Great Depression, a time when economic depression led to emotional depression. Movies remained cheerful, and people enjoyed them, often as a temporary escape from a depressing existence.
The music industry was almost destroyed by the Great Depression. But the popular music business was able to quickly rebound and became the second most popular form of entertainment during the Depression behind the movies. Both were popular because they were cheap entertainment and they helped take people's minds off their poor economic situation. The radio, which broadcast big band "gigs," news, comedy and drama, were as cheap as $10 and became depression-era Americans' favorite form of home entertainment. Movies were as cheap as 10 cents.
The music industry was almost destroyed by the Great Depression. But the popular music business was able to quickly rebound and became the second most popular form of entertainment during the Depression behind the movies. Both were popular because they were cheap entertainment and they helped take people's minds off their poor economic situation. The radio, which broadcast big band "gigs," news, comedy and drama, were as cheap as $10 and became depression-era Americans' favorite form of home entertainment. Movies were as cheap as 10 cents.
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