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Scouting In Popular Culture
Since Scouting began in 1907, it has entered into many elements of popular culture, including movies, TV and books. As a facet of culture throughout most of the 20th century, Scouting has been portrayed in numerous films and artwork. It is especially prevalent in the United States, where Scouting is tied closely to the ideal of American culture. The works of painters Norman Rockwell and Joseph Csatari and the 1966 film ''Follow Me, Boys!'' are prime examples of this idealized American ethos. One of the earliest depictions of Scouting in the entertainment media is a 1908 British silent film ''Scouts to the Rescue'', shown in Nickelodeon (movie theater), nickelodeons. Produced by Williamson Kinematograph, it depicted Boy Scouts tracking a gang of kidnappers through the woods to rescue an abducted baby. Scouting is often dealt with in a humorous manner, as in the 1989 film ''Troop Beverly Hills'', and is often fictionalized so that the audience knows the topic is Scouting without t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey With Scouts
Smoky or Smokey may refer to: People * Smoky Babe (1927–1975), American acoustic blues guitarist and singer born Robert Brown * Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), American Major League Baseball catcher * Smoky Dawson (1913–2008), Australian country music performer born Herbert Brown * Henry Harris (ice hockey) (1905-1975), Canadian hockey player * Smoky Owens (1912-1942), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues * Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American R&B singer and songwriter * Smokey Rogers, American Western swing musician Eugene Rogers (1917–1993) * Ernest Smith (1914–2005), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Smokey Yunick (1923–2001), NASCAR designer * Lois Smoky Kaulaity (1907–1981), Kiowa painter Places * Smoky Cape, Australia * Smoky Dome, a mountain in Idaho * Smoky Group, a Canadian geologic formation * Smoky Hills, central United States * Smoky Lake (Blaine County, Idaho) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
