I looked back on the roaring Twenties - with its jazz, 'Great Gatsby,' and the pre-Code films - as a party I had somehow managed to miss. After World War Two, I expected something similar, a return to the period after the first war, but when the skirt lengths went down instead of up, I knew we were in big trouble.
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"I looked back on the roaring Twenties - with its jazz, 'Great Gatsby,' and the pre-Code films - as a party I had somehow managed to miss. After World War Two, I expected something similar, a return to the period after the first war, but when the skirt lengths went down instead of up, I knew we were in big trouble." — Hugh Hefner #warpeace
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I looked back on the roaring Twenties - with its jazz, 'Great Gatsby,' and the pre-Code films - as a party I had somehow managed to miss. After World War Two, I expected something similar, a return to the period after the first war, but when the skirt lengths went down instead of up, I knew we were in big trouble. — Hugh Hefner
About Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner was a Publisher from United States (1926–2017).
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Who said "I looked back on the roaring Twenties - with its jazz, 'Great Gatsby,' and the…"?
This quote is attributed to Hugh Hefner, a Publisher from United States.
When did Hugh Hefner live?
Hugh Hefner lived from 1926 – 2017.
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