NEW Let’s
Sing…Let’s Dance
Moulin Rouge proved to be a box office hit in 2001. Then, later, in 2002 the film adaptation of Bob Fosse’s Chicago not
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To most the name Harry Morgan sounds like that of your elderly
next door-neighbor, your father’s lodge brother or the charming and adept
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Many might argue that The Twilight Zone was the best science fiction show of all time. I think it would be hard to disagree. ....
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Danny Kaye – The Man Who Could Make America Laugh.
As a child, I have a vague memory of listening to and watching Danny Kaye.
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NEW Paper Petticoats
There was a time when I carried a tape measure in my handbag and whipped it out when Teddy Boys approached me for a date.
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Proms aren't what they used to
be My parents grew up, married and raised their children in Brooklyn, NY.
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NEW Doo-Wop
The term "doo-wop" was taken from the ad-lib syllables sung in harmony in doo-wop songs.
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NEW Tea Parties
As I think back to the 1950s, I'm not sure why we girls held tea parties. It
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Jazz Rock
The early '60s were very much like the 1950s, when jazz still garnered a sizable segment of the American
public....
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Who was Art Fleming?
Long before Alex Trebek took over, Merv Griffin's successful
game show was hosted by Arthur Fleming...
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Early '60s album covers
Early '60s album covers were pretty much a
straightforward thing; you either had the singer or group in a nice pose, or sometimes dancing.
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The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show
Produced by Desilu, The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show (The Lucy-Desi Show) ran from October 1957 through April 1960.
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The Military-Industrial Complex in the Cold- War era of the 50’s and 60’s
The term ‘military-industrial complex’ refers to the collusive tendencies that can result when a nation’s defense
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Film of the 1950’s: Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries (1957)
In 1957 Ingmar Bergman created a film masterpiece. Titled ‘Wild Strawberries’ it continues, to this day, to be an example
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AM Radio Instant Winner Jackpot Contest
Back in 1965 Milwaukee, the radio stations were mostly AM pop stations, certainly before FM became the norm, and
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The Best Game Shows of Mark Goodson - Bill Todman Productions
I must have heard the words, "This show has been a Mark
Goodson - Bill Todman
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What's My Line? - The Black Tie Prime Time Game Show with Integrity.
Every Sunday night at 10:30 PM, for as long as I can remember, .....
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Orson Welles wrote and directed this 1958 classic,
Touch of
Evil Welles stars as Sheriff Hank Quinlan, a long-time
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The Howdy Doody Show
Originally titled Puppet Playhouse, The Howdy Doody Show ran on NBC for over 2,300 episodes, entertaining children (and parents) from 1947 to 1960.
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Mister Peepers - An Early and Nearly Forgotten Television Comedy
One of the earliest TV sitcoms featured Wally Cox (you may remember him
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Wagon Train
Recently, I had the good fortune to come across Owen Wister’s seminal Western novel, ‘The Virginian’, first published in 1902, and the definitive source for all Westerns thereafter.
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Allan Sherman
Even if a person doesn't remember who wrote the song, when you start singing "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh," there is usually instant
recognition.
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Sergeant Preston: Law and Order Mountie Style
Like many other television programs of the 1950’s Sergeant Preston of the Yukon was first a hit on radio. The radio version ran
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AstroTurf – A Significant 1960’s Invention
AstroTurf is a term that is often used for the artificial turf/grass used in arenas, stadiums and the like for
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The 1950s - A Rare Golden Age Indeed
Over the years it's become extremely common to view the postwar period - the 1950s in particular - as America's Classic Era,
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Pez, Wax Lips, and Fizzies…Oh My!
Although I was just a newborn in 1955, the introduction of the PEZ candy dispenser was destined
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The Holy Grail of Football Teams-The 60’s Era Green Bay Packers
In Green Bay, Wisconsin, during the 60’s, a football team was born that carried all the attributes attributed to the ideal team
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The Return of the
Corset: The Merry Widow In 1947, acclaimed fashion designer Christian Dior introduced the "New Look" to the post war fashion world. This trend included
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The Popular Bands of the British Invasion
It has been said that the British invasion of musical artists began February 7th, 1964 when the Beatles touched down in New York
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The Invention of the Automatic
Transmission
And Life Was All Of A Sudden Simple.
First, lets start with the way an automatic transmission is built ....
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Willie Mays – The Say Hey Kid
When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball in 1947, he opened the door for many African American young men to put their mark on
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In 1952 Debbie Reynolds was one of the co-stars of “Singin’ in the Rain,” along with Gene Kelly and Donald O’Conner. It was one of the greatest musicals
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Singing In The Background
Have you ever wondered who the female chorus was that backed up Mary Wells on "My Guy" ("what you'd say?"...
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The ABC Movie of the Week
Today's television viewer sees programming of almost any length, this in an age where
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War of the
Worlds, written in 1898, by H.G. Wells is one of the defining movies of an era. Released in 1953 and directed by George Pal, this particular version of the film,
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Our parents may have known his real name, but to us kids he was always “Popsicle Man.” His white suit and cap matched his truck, and he always wore
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Beneath It All: '50s and '60s Underwear
After World War II, lingerie designers celebrated their liberation from
wartime restrictions with a lavish use of color, sheer fabrics, and ...
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Ryan O'Neal - A Man in the Tabloid Headlines
Only in Hollywood, can an actor's life be more colorful and be filled with more
headlines than it is ...
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Red Skelton - America's Favorite Clown
I watched Red Skelton with my grandmother when she babysat for me
when I was very young, and all she ever did was complain that Red ....
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1950 was the beginning of the end of one of
Baseballs greatest decades – for women, that is. Today, you will find professional sport’s leagues
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Easy Listening, MOR, or "Grown-Up Music" Other interchangeable terms for this format are "easy listening", "mood
music", "Muzak", and "elevator music".
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Mia Farrow - More than Just a Famous Haircut
As a young girl, I followed the plot of Peyton
Place, not because the story ...
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Pink Plastic Lawn Flamingos
Side by side since 1947, a famous pair celebrates their Golden Anniversary this
year (2007) The once ubiquitous Pink Flamingos lawn ornaments have
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When it was released in 1968,
Night of the Living Dead brought '60s
counter cultural values into the horror movie. Though it was the first movie
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Outdoor Theatres in the 1950's
Although Drive-In Theatres started popping up around the United States in 1948, there were less than 1,000 until the 1950’s.
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Rear Window (1954) is shot on one of the most intricate sets ever created for film, and is so much fun I’m surprised someone hasn’t re-created it as a
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Love Those Dots!
Young and old wore clothes with dots during the 1950s (smaller dots)
and 1960s (expanded dots).
I remember favoring dresses and blouses (even
pajamas) with polka dots and this ....
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Hooray for Hats
Little girls of the 1950s (young ladies, we were called) wore hats
more often than just for special occasions. We wore them often. In fact, most winter coats came with
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The World of the Unexplainable – One Step Beyond
Ten months before The Twilight Zone came to television there began another series of the weird and unknown.......
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From Movie to Television Series.
A number of the television programs in the 1950’s and 1960’s were adaptations of earlier released motion pictures.
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Men as fashion trend setters in the 50’s
When you think of the 'Man in the fifties' you probably might think 'Elvis' or maybe even Fonz. Hey! Wait a sec, think again.
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Fashion Furore of Women in the Fifties With the culmination of the world wars, life was getting back to normal.
Women's Fashion basically was a very simple one.
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My
First Trip to Florida The year was 1961 and I was fourteen. My parents announced that we would drive to Tampa over Easter vacation....
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Back When Marriage Was Forever
It is an established fact that divorce rates in the 1950s and 1960s
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The Hurdy Gurdy Man of the Psychedelic Sixties – Donovan Leitch
His are not the albums I have chosen to add to my collection in DVD format, but they are on my list...
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Harlequin: The Business of Romance in the 1950’s
Ah romance, from romance novels to romance comics, and everything in between, romance novels
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Lem Billings: John F. Kennedy’s Best Friend.
Depending upon whose version you read, Lem Billings was either John F. Kennedy’s best
friend,.
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The Honeymooners: Ralph and Alice and Ed and Trixie Why were the
Honeymooners so special and why does their
magical .......
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Curlers and those Bonnet Style Hair Dryers
I grew up with two teenaged sisters back in the late 50’s, early 60’s. This was the era of Sandra Dee, Annette
Funicello ...
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The Golden Age of Sewing Machines
No woman could accept the true title of ‘housewife’ if they didn’t have a sewing machine.
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