1. Actresses of The 1920’s By Alanna Platt and Jaclyn Sterman-Soroko
2. The purpose of this presentation is to give information to the viewers about various actresses in the 1920’s and their roles in movies.
3. The “It” Girl- THE flapper of the 1920’s Born in Brooklyn, NY- in poverty, family violence Entered film business at a young age Clara Gordon Bow
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6. Janet Gaynor Born in Philadelphia in 1906- moved to San Francisco and entered movie business Received the first Oscar for Best Actress for 1928 Academy Awards
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9. Gloria Swanson Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1899- moved around as a child from Chicago to Key West, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico
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12. Clara Kimball Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1890- made debut as an actress at age three with her parents in Holden Co., a touring company
16. Born in Massillon, Ohio in 1898- born into a broken family where her father was mostly absent Lillian Gish
17. Born in Springfield, Ohio in 1893- dad (james less gish) was and alcoholic and rarely home to be a father figure Dorothy Gish
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20. Mary Pickford Born in Canada in 1892- both parents were actors Appeared in 51 films….almost one a week!!! Helped to establish United Artists Pictures
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23. Joan Crawford Born in San Antonio, Texas in 1905 Her parents’ separated before she was born and she knew threes different fathers growing up
