The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. In 1930, in the year that E Patricia Stockmaster was born, as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during E Patricia's lifetime.
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