Apr
14
2009
Colleen Bobs Her Hair and The Stars and Stripes
Posted by: in Amercian Idol News, tags: Colleen Moore, Crazy Kids, Era, Excerpt, F Scott Fitzgerald, Fash, Flaming Youth, Flap, Flapper, Flappers, Galoshes, International Box Office, Jazz, News Sources, Stars And Stripes, Stars And Stripes News, Stars Stripes, Studio Portrait, Tongue, TorchNews Sources wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: “I was the spark that lit up Flaming Youth, Colleen Moore was the torch. What little things we are to have caused all that trouble.” In 1923, Colleen Moore’s starring vehicle, Flaming Youth was an international box office hit that ushered in the era of the Flapper. The Jazz crazy kids wore their galoshes unbuckled causing the rubber tongue to flap. Thus: Flappers. Colleen Moore, studio portrait in the Stars and Stripes. I’m waiting for that particular fash
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