Since he arrived in Oklahoma from Pennsylvania in 1947

and star of the Broadway stage and the big screen

Possibly less known

The Great Depression took its toll on the pocketbooks and emotions of Oklahomans who lost their jobs as banks failed

OK Adjusts to War cactus Since he arrived in OklahomaBy Larry A. Lewis Numerous books discuss World War IIs political and military leaders and the wars momentous air, land, and sea conflicts. No one doubts the significant impact of those events on the home front. Although this book broadly reviews those conflicts, the focus centers on the effect of Americas entry into the war during 1942 on life in Oklahoma. National war time economic and societal adjustments to what had been ordinary life altered