1930-1939

1930-39

Biographies:

Franklin D. Roosevelt



Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in 1882 to a wealthy New York family. His history in politics began in 1910 when he became a New York state senator, and later went on to becoming the assistant secretary of the Navy. In 1928, Roosevelt became the New York govenor and served for two terms. In the November presidential election of 1932, Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the United States. As president of a counrty in a great depression, Roosevelt created many programs designed to help the american people called the New Deal. These programs helped many people get back on track after the loss of financial stability, and some, such as social security and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC), are still around today. In the summer of 1921, Roosevelt became very ill and was diagnosed with Polio. He was almost completely paralyzed, but was able to recover and only lose the use of his legs. Some people believe that this incident made him become a better person; the pain and suffering he went through as he was ill had transformed him spiritually. He recovered and became a more warmhearted being. President Franklin Roosevelt helped the American people get back on their feet after The Depression swept everything away. He became an inspiration and a noted wonderful president to be remembered for his great courage.

 Dorothea Lange Dorthea Lange was a very famous photographer who is known for documenting the Great Depression. She was unique because she tended to get to know her subjects before she photographed them. As a child, she suffered from polio. This left her with a distinct limp. She believed that her disability worked into her benefit though, because she felt it made her subjects see that she was suffering too. Lang has many famous photographs. Many are still very well known today. One of her most famous, “migrant mother”, 1936, shows a mother and her children with a look of emptiness on her face. This photo became the face of the depression. Without Dorthea Lange exposing the hardship of the depression, rural America might have never been noticed in its time of need.



Orson Welles

Orson Welles was a well-known American film director, actor, theater director, screenwriter, and producer who worked extensively in film, theater television, and radio. He was noted for his dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality. Welles had distinctive directorial styles such as the way he used lighting, unique camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. After directing a number of high-profile theatrical productions in his early twenties, including an adaptation of //Macbeth// and //The Cradle Will Rock//, Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells’ novel //The War of the Worlds// performed for the radio drama anthology series //Mercury Theatre on the Air//. //Citizen Kane//, his first film with RKO, in which he starred in the role of Charles Foster Kane, is often considered the greatest film ever made. Several of his other films, including //The Magnificent Ambersons//, //The Lady from Shanghai//, //Touch of Evil//, //Chimes at Midnight//, and //F for Fake//, are also widely considered to be masterpieces. In 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all time in two separate British Film Institute polls among directors and critics, and a wide survey of critical consensus, best-of lists, and historical retrospectives calls him the most acclaimed director of all time.



Edward Murrow

Murrow was born Egbert Roscoe Murrow at Polecat Creek. . He was the youngest of three brothers. He attended high school in nearby Edison, and became the senior body president his senior year. He was on the Skagit county basketball team. In 1926 he enrolled in Washington state university. He eventually majored in speech. He was a member of the kappa sigma fraternity. He graduated college in 1930 and moved to New York. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">// Murrow was born Egbert Roscoe Murrow at Polecat Cree // k. Edward R. Murrow was a radio broadcaster who introduced two innovations, on the scene news reporting, and interviewing. He came up with two new programs; see it now, and person to person. These new inventions were created in 1951 and 1960. War II through his death in 1965, Murrow had an unparalleled influence on broadcast journalism. His voice was recognized everywhere.In 1937, Edward R. Murrow was sent by CBS to set up a network of correspondents to report on the gathering storm in Europe. After his trip, when he returned home he realized his work had made a star.

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> The 1930’s, also known as the time for the economic downfall called The Great Depression, was a decade full of anguish and despair. However, there were many new advances in media, fashion, and technology. New leaders arose along with new policies. This decade changed America forever. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> Not only was a money crisis happening in all of the cities because of the stalk market crash, but the farms out in the mid west were struggling because of the dust bowl. Huge sand storms swept the mid west and dried out all the farmland, forcing people to move out west to California. During this time period there was a big migration. The cities were struggling, along with the farmlands, so this decade wasn’t a time where people were out going places or buying things. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> The 1930s wasn’t only a time of depression, but a time for fresh new fashions being introduced across America. Unlike the roaring 20s, the thirties was a time where women “settled down”, and started dressing a little more conservative again. Skirts were longer, and more skin was covered. Hats were also very popular. Women were being introduced to doing housework of their own, instead of maids doing it for them. This meant that more practical clothing was worn, and the fancier gowns were saved for the evening. The thirties was the beginning of fashions that trace back to what we wear today. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> In the political aspect of the 1930’s, Franklin D. Roosevelt created a policy of new reform to help America come back from the stalk market crash called The New Deal. Roosevelt provided work for many Americans during this time through the New Deal by creating dam projects and the building of new facilities. During this time, Franklin Roosevelt had a huge impact over America politically. He changed the face of the decade forever. The three stages he divided his policies into were the relief, recovery, and reform. Some of these policies such as Social Security, FDIC, and the Agricultural Adjustment Act are still around today. The political reform of the 1930’s really set the standard for living in the decade. Some even say it saved America from being completely destroyed ||

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