The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America Read Online Free Page B

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    poliomyelitis, of FDR, 23–26, 29–30, 171
    Pollock, Jackson, 129
    Polly Tix in Washington , 50, 50 , 52
    “Polly-Wolly-Doodle,” 5, 105, 109
    Poor Little Rich Girl , 155, 173, 174, 181, 213, 287 n
    Pour Vous , 125
    poverty, poor:
    pride and, 79–80
    ST appeal to, 117–18, 146–47
    Poverty Row, 48, 51
    Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 112
    Powell, Sterling, 214
    Powell, William, 117
    Power, Tyrone, 204
    press:
    Depression coverage in, 13
    FDR’s relationship with, 32–33, 41, 43
    Hoover’s antagonism toward, 16, 32
    and Lindbergh kidnapping, 210–11
    sensationalist, 210–13
    ST coverage in, 5, 52, 119
    see also specific publications
    pride, masculinity and, 77–80
    Prince and the Pauper, The (Twain), 53
    privacy:
    blurring of line between celebrity and, 201–2, 205, 233
    right to, 200–201
    ST’s lack of, 206–10, 214–17
    “Private Life of Shirley Temple, Wonder Child of the Screen, The,” 220
    Production Code Administration (PCA), 69
    Public Enemy, The , 153
    publicity stunts, 202
    Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Siam, 116
    Quaker Oats, 138
    Quigley, Martin J., 70
    radio:
    in American culture, 33–34, 193, 255 n
    entertainment on, 48, 157
    FDR’s use of, 32–40, 44–45
    Hoover’s delivery on, 16–17, 21, 36
    Nazi use of, 44–45
    ST’s broadcast threat, 217
    Radio City Music Hall, 103
    Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO), 65–67, 93, 94
    Rainger, Ralph, 95
    Rand, Ellen Emmet, 42
    ransoms, 210
    Raymond, Gene, 267 n
    Reaching Juvenile Markets: How to Advertise, Sell, and Merchandise through Boys and Girls (Grumbine), 137
    Reagan, Ronald, 238
    Rebecca , 237
    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm , 161, 172–76, 180, 181, 224–25, 266 n
    Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 14
    Reebok, Ann, 144
    Republican party, 9–10, 13, 20, 26, 32, 36, 38, 42, 43, 59, 90, 189, 194, 228, 244
    Rice, Thomas D., 97
    Ricketson, Frank H., Jr., 123
    Rieff, Philip, 243
    Rin-Tin-Tin, 154
    Roach, Hal, 157
    Robinson, Bill “Bojangles,” 88–113, 92 , 97 , 108 , 175
    African American assessment of, 110–13
    critical acclaim for, 94–95, 267 n
    dancing of, 4, 91, 93, 95–96, 98, 100–101, 107, 270 n
    death and funeral of, 112–13
    and FDR, 90–91, 112
    joy projected by, 93, 96
    philanthropy of, 110
    as proponent of civil rights, 111–12
    racist constraints on, 109
    smile of, 2, 89, 91, 96, 111, 112, 113
    staircase dance of, 101–3, 102
    stereotyping of, 91, 93, 96–97
    in ST films, 88–89, 106, 174, 179, 266 n , 268 n ; see also specific films
    temper of, 111–12, 271 n
    Robinson, Elaine, 112
    Robles, June, 212
    Rockefeller, Nelson, 116
    Rogers, Ginger, 162, 224
    Rogers, Lela, 224, 250 n
    Rogers, Will, 12–13, 17, 39–40, 97–98, 152, 154, 251 n , 261 n , 268 n
    Rolph, James “Sunny Jim,” 26
    Romero, Cesar, 161, 168
    Rooney, Mickey, 198
    Roosevelt, Eleanor, 4, 23, 24, 25, 40, 59, 80, 116, 146–47, 227
    Roosevelt, Franklin D., 3 , 4, 14, 189, 198, 253 n , 257 n , 261 n
    African American support for, 90, 94
    attempted assassination of, 29
    background of, 22–23
    critics and opponents of, 43, 45
    cultivation of charisma by, 22–25, 27, 33, 37–38, 40, 45
    deliberate speaking style of, 256 n
    Depression recovery strategy of, 1–3, 6, 21, 29–32, 34–45, 69, 77, 148
    fictional film version of, 59, 61
    first inauguration of, 28 , 29–31, 34–40, 59, 254 n
    humor of, 41, 42, 43–44
    Hundred Days innovations of, 21, 31–32
    laugh of, 42
    in New York politics, 14, 22–23, 26, 36
    in 1932 election, 19–20
    optimism and confidence projected by, 27, 31, 34–39, 45, 59
    polio contracted by, 23–26, 29–30, 171
    Robinson and, 112
    smile of, 2, 6, 22–25, 27, 31, 32, 34–35, 38, 40–44, 59, 89, 243
    ST’s meeting with, 59, 60 , 64, 116, 243
    suspicion and fear of, 44
    use of media by, 21, 32–40, 44–45
    voice of, 36–40, 45
    Roosevelt, James, 25, 29
    Roosevelt, Sara, 25
    Roosevelt, Theodore, 23, 141, 153, 253 n
    Rosita , 203
    Ross, Charley, 212
    Roxy Theatre, 66
    Runt Page , 49, 50, 78
    Runyon, Damon, 75, 77
    Russell,