Significant People in Entertainment Industry

By clynnemarshall
  • Sep 9, 1550

    1550-1700

    Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, amusment rides, singing, and dancing.

  • P.T.Barnum

    Developed the Barnum and Bailey Circus promoting it as “The Greatest Show on Earth”, Earliest US millionaires, Had a New York newspaper run his obituary in advance so that he could read it himself, He passed away two weeks later.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Revolutionized jazz, put the soloist to the front of the band, emphasizing talent, played the cornet and trumpet, sang and led the band, wrote “Hello Dolly” and “What a Wonderful World”

  • Charlie Chaplin

    Slap-stick comedy, widely recognized movie stars, Character wore baggy pants tight coat large shoes on the wrong feet black derby hat, turned comedy into an art form.

  • recording of sound on motion picture film

  • First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts

  • RCA established NBC

  • Farnsworth transmits first television picture, recieves patent

  • CBS is founded

  • Stock market crashes closing nearly 3/4 of all amusment parks

  • First television sold

  • Televisions are in over 1 million homes

  • Color television is introduced

  • Lucille Ball

    Actor, musician, comedian, model, & producer, Emmy awards in 1952, 1955, 1967, 1968, one of televisions first leading ladies, helped to advance career of many Latino performers

  • Elvis Presley

    Sold over 1 billion record worldwide, 131 different albums/singles to achieve gold, platinum or multi-platinum status, revolutionized television performances, pioneered “rock and roll”, Actor: Blue Hawaii, Jailhouse Rock, and King Creole

  • Walt Disney

    1. Created Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie which was the first fully synchronized cartoon. Disney was the voice of Mickey- formally known as Mortimer Mouse. His wife suggested he change the name to Mickey Mouse. Produced the first feature film cartoon Snow White. Opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California in 1955. Developed Disney World in Orlando, Florida in 1971. (First of the four parks.) Developed the “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow” (EPCOT) Died prior to seeing any of his plans

  • Disneyland opens

  • The Beatles

    Created first concept album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1970 the band split, 1980 Lennon murdered

  • Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world

  • Six Flags opens in Texas

  • Steven Spielberg

    Director and producer, films include: MIB, ET, Jaws, and The Color Purple, commercial tie-in—Reese’s Pieces in E.T.

  • Magic Kingdom Opens

  • CNN is launched

  • Prince Charles and Diana are married on television

  • IBM personal computers are avaiable

  • MTV Debuts

  • First compact discs

  • Oprah Winfrey

    Baltimore Talk show, People Are Talking, Chicago Morning talk show, A.M. Chicago, 1986 launched the Oprah Winfrey Show, production company Harpo Productions, “Oprah Book Club”, 1999—Oxygen channel, Magazine: O: The Oprah Magazine