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Shipwreck Kelly Flagpole Sitter
1930s & EarlierShipwreck Kelly Flagpole Sitter
One of the weirder phenomena of the 1920s was the popularity of flagpole-sitting, a strange publicity gimmick mastered by Alvin (Shipwreck) Kelly. In 1924 Kelly was hired by a Hollywood press agent to promote a new film by sitting on the flagpole above the Los Angeles theater where the movie was playing. He remained there for 13 hours and 13 days, starting a bizarre national craze. By 1928 Kelly was earning over $100 per day for his stunts--fantastic money in those days. The apex of Kelly's career occurred in 1930 when he spent 1,177 hours atop a 125-foot flagpole at Atlantic City's Steel Pier. The Great Depression, however, diminsihed the public's appetite for such stunts. By the end of 1930 Kelly's stunts were earning him little more than pocket change. His last public appearance of any significance occurred in 1939. Broke and on welfare, Kelly dropped dead in 1952 while walking between two parked cars in New York City. Clutched tightly in one arm was a scrapbook containing clippings and momentos from his glory days as King of the Flagpole Sitters.
Tags: Shipwreck  Kelly  Flagpole  Sitter 
Added: 21st November 2007
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Posted By: Lava1964
America Comes of Age The 1920s
1930s & EarlierAmerica Comes Of Age The 1920s
The 1920's, a decade of dissipation, of jazz bands, raccoon coats, bathtub gin, flappers, flagpole sitters, bootleggers, marathon dancers, and bathing beauties. A decade when America truly came of age.
Tags: roaring  twenties  flappers  bootleggers  1920s 
Added: 3rd December 2007
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Posted By: Naomi
America Comes of Age the 1920s
1930s & EarlierAmerica Comes Of Age The 1920s
The 1920's, a decade of dissipation, of jazz bands, raccoon coats, bathtub gin, flappers, flagpole sitters, bootleggers, marathon dancers, and bathing beauties. A decade when America truly came of age. Photos Library of Congress Shorpy.com Louise Brooks Society The 1920's Experience The Chicago Daily News Digital History Great Gatsby's Timetable Images Music Irving Aaronson and the Commanders Fred Astaire George Olsen Golden Gate Orchestra Helen Kane Sophie Tucker Jack Hytion conceived and produced by: Dale Caruso
Tags: 1920s    Flappers    Prohibition    Bathing    Beauties    Jazz    Age     
Added: 25th September 2008
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Posted By: dalecaruso

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