Musicians and Composers of the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 9 people and 99 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Charlie Chaplin, Rabindranath Tagore and Umm Kulthum.

Notable people

  1. Charlie Chaplin

    from 1918 to 1936

    38 moments here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

    from 1920 to 1939

    31 moments here

    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

  3. Umm Kulthum

    from 1923 to 1932

    8 moments here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

  4. Marlene Dietrich

    from 1918 to 1934

    7 moments here

    German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…

  5. Judy Garland

    from 1922 to 1939

    6 moments here

    American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

  6. Mother Teresa

    from 1928 to 1937

    5 moments here

    Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

  7. Marilyn Monroe

    from 1926 to 1935

    2 moments here

    American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…

  8. Elvis Presley

    in 1935

    1 moment here

    American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…

  9. Hebe Camargo

    in 1929

    1 moment here

    Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…

Moments

  1. 1918 Campaigns for Liberty Bonds in New York Charlie Chaplin
  2. 1918 Occupies the completed Chaplin Studios Charlie Chaplin
  3. 1918 Class photograph at Viktoria-Luisen-Schule Marlene Dietrich
  4. 1920 Boarding school and violin study Marlene Dietrich
  5. 1920 Night at Sabarmati Ashram Rabindranath Tagore
  6. 1920 Lectures at Oxford University Rabindranath Tagore
  7. 1920 Visits Rammohun Roy's grave Rabindranath Tagore
  8. 1920 Guest of Albert Kahn near Paris Rabindranath Tagore
  9. 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
  10. 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
  11. 1921 Visits Berlin on European tour Charlie Chaplin
  12. 1921 Visits Paris during European homecoming Charlie Chaplin
  13. 1921 Visits Sing Sing Prison Charlie Chaplin
  14. 1921 Addresses the Swedish Academy Rabindranath Tagore
  15. 1921 Returns to London in triumph Charlie Chaplin
  16. 1921 Stays at the Ritz Charlie Chaplin
  17. 1921 Visits the Weekly Dispatch office Charlie Chaplin
  18. 1922 Birth in Grand Rapids Judy Garland
  19. 1922 First theatre roles Marlene Dietrich
  20. 1923 Permanent move to Cairo Umm Kulthum
  21. 1923 Marriage to Rudolf Sieber Marlene Dietrich
  22. 1923 Fundraising visit to Porbandar Rabindranath Tagore
  23. 1924 Films The Gold Rush in the Truckee mountains Charlie Chaplin
  24. 1924 Received in Shanghai Rabindranath Tagore
  25. 1924 Birthday at Peking Normal University Rabindranath Tagore
  26. 1924 Lectures at Tokyo Imperial University Rabindranath Tagore
  27. 1924 Marries Lita Grey in Mexico Charlie Chaplin
  28. 1924 Arrives in Buenos Aires Rabindranath Tagore
  29. 1924 Recuperates at Villa Miralrío Rabindranath Tagore
  30. 1925 Milan address on humanity Rabindranath Tagore
  31. 1926 Final visit to Agartala Rabindranath Tagore
  32. 1926 Houseboat residence in Dhaka Rabindranath Tagore
  33. 1926 Meets Mussolini in Rome Rabindranath Tagore
  34. 1926 Family relocation to Lancaster Judy Garland
  35. 1926 Born at Los Angeles General Hospital Marilyn Monroe
  36. 1926 Convalescence at Lake Balaton Rabindranath Tagore
  37. 1926 Honored in Athens Rabindranath Tagore
  38. 1927 Visits Borobudur during Southeast Asian tour Rabindranath Tagore
  39. 1928 Joins the Sisters of Loreto Mother Teresa
  40. 1928 Convalesces and writes in Bangalore Rabindranath Tagore
  41. 1928 Meets Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry Rabindranath Tagore
  42. 1928 Prayer at the Black Madonna shrine Mother Teresa
  43. 1929 Begins novitiate in Darjeeling Mother Teresa
  44. 1929 Music-hall meeting with intellectuals Umm Kulthum
  45. 1929 Birth in Taubaté Hebe Camargo
  46. 1929 Canadian education conference in Victoria Rabindranath Tagore
  47. 1929 Lectures in Vancouver Rabindranath Tagore
  48. 1930 Stays at Dartington Hall Rabindranath Tagore
  49. 1930 Visits Moscow Rabindranath Tagore
  50. 1930 Delivers the Hibbert Lectures at Oxford Rabindranath Tagore

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