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20 Cards in this Set
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one of the greatest women's tennis players
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Helen Wills
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philosophy of organic architecture
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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founding father of jazz; leader of the Harlem Renaissance
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Louis Armstrong
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Little Tramp; actor in silent films
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Charlie Chaplin
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world heavyweight champion in boxing
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Jack Dempsey
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Created Mickey Mouse; Steamboat Willie
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Walt Disney
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mother of modern ballet dance
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Isadora Duncan
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Olympic swimmer; 1st woman to swim English Channel
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Gertrude Ederle
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won the nobel prize for Sanctuary
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William Faulkner
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This Side of Paradise; The Great Gatsby
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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college Hall of Fame and Pro Hall of Fame
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Harold "Red" Grange
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Old Man and the Sea; Farewell to Arms; The Sun also Rises
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Ernest Hemingway
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leader of Harlem Renaissance; poet laureate
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Langston Hughes
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"The World's Greatest Entertainer"; star in 1st talking movie The Jazz Singer
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Al Jolson
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played for Notre Dame; one of greatest coaches in football history
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Knute Rockne
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played for Yankees; held home run record for a long time
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Babe Ruth
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great blues singer
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Bessie Smith
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coach and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters
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Abe Saperstein
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greatest men's tennis player
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William "Big Bill" Tilden
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fastest swimmer; won 5 olympic gold metals for swimming
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Johnny Weismuller
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