Fame in the 20th Century

Unusual gallery of photos examined the phenomenon fame and how it expanded to international mass media proportions throughout the 20th century. This theme focused on fame in the 20th century, because the arrival of mass media, film and television changed the ways people became famous forever. In the previous centuries people could only become famous by doing something that was remembered ages later. In the 20th century people could become world famous in less than no time and without doing anything, thanks to the arrival of mass media. Movie stars like Charlie Chaplin, for instance, have become global stars due to the nearly universal reach of film. enjoy in this gallery