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The 27 pages that link to American popular culture, each with the reason it gives.
The Ed Sullivan ShowNarrower topic: The program’s nationally televised performances became part of common cultural memory.
Buffalo BillNarrower topic: Cody’s touring spectacle carried its frontier imagery into mass entertainment.
American folkloreCompared with: Mass circulation can borrow from folklore while changing how traditions spread and persist.
DisneylandRelated: Disneyland’s characters and imagery became enduring elements of American cultural life.
DinerNarrower topic: Diners recur as settings and symbols in American film, art, and music.
Eddie CantorNarrower topic: Cantor’s stage, film, recording, and radio careers trace entertainment’s expanding mass audience.
Bugs BunnyNarrower topic: Bugs’s catchphrase and image became recognizable well beyond cartoon audiences.
Sally RandNarrower topic: Rand's image circulated through stage, film, and newspaper culture.
Milton BerleNarrower topic: Berle’s show became a common reference point during television’s rapid spread into American homes.
Annie OakleyNarrower topic: Her image circulated through touring spectacles and publicity, making a skilled performer a national celebrity.
Chuck NorrisNarrower topic: His films, television role, and internet folklore each reached broad audiences in different eras.
Grandma MosesRelated: Her image and paintings circulated widely through reproductions, advertising, and mass media.
Regis PhilbinNarrower topic: His catchphrases, longevity, and game-show role made him a familiar figure beyond television audiences.
Homer SimpsonNarrower topic: Homer became a widely recognized figure in American entertainment.
Leonard MaltinNarrower topic: His guides record the films that have circulated through American popular culture.
Thomas D. RiceNarrower topic: Rice’s hit act became part of the longer history of racial caricature in American entertainment.
V-J Day in Times SquareRelated: The photograph became a recurring reference in American depictions of the war’s end.
Yogi BerraNarrower topic: Berra’s baseball fame and quotable image made him recognizable beyond sports.
Betty GrableNarrower topic: Her films and pin-up portrait became enduring parts of American celebrity culture.
Culture of the United StatesBroader topic: It is among the most visible ways cultural forms circulate nationally and globally.
Edgar BergenNarrower topic: Bergen’s radio characters became familiar figures beyond the live ventriloquism circuit.
Evel KnievelNarrower topic: His jumps, costumes, and crashes became enduring images of 1970s American spectacle.
Red SkeltonNarrower topic: Skelton’s familiar characters circulated through broadcasts and became part of mid-century entertainment.
Tallulah BankheadNarrower topic: Her quotable persona and celebrity reputation continued to circulate beyond her acting roles.
Blaze StarrNarrower topic: Starr’s stage image and screen appearances made her part of postwar American entertainment culture.
Louis L’AmourNarrower topic: L’Amour’s books became part of the enduring popular image of the frontier.
Prince RandianNarrower topic: Randian's circus and film appearances made him part of mass entertainment culture.