The Years of the Fifties

1950
The Movies

All About Eve
Annie Get Your Gun
The Asphalt Jungle
Destination Moon
King Solomon's Mines
Kon-Tiki
Rocketship X-M
Sunset Blvd.
Winchester '73
Harvey
Cinderella
Cyrano de Bergerac
Father of the Bride
D.O.A.
Broken Arrow
Cheaper by the Dozen

The Birthdays

Debbie Allen 16 January
Morgan Fairchild 3 February
Cybill Shepherd 18 February          
William Hurt 20 March
Martin Short 26 March
Tom Berenger 31 May
John Savage 25 August
John Landis 30 August
Bill Murray 21 September
Randy Quaid 1 October
John Candy 31 October
Ed Harris 28 November

The Television

Alan Young Show
Arthur Godfrey & His Ukulele
Beat the Clock
Crusader Rabbit
Garry Moore Show
George Burns & Gracie Allen
Jack Benny Program
Ken Murray Show
Pinky Lee Show
Racket Squad
Steve Allen Show
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Truth or Consequences
What's My Line
You Asked For It
Your Hit Parade

The Events

Alger Hiss convicted of perjury
Korean War begins
Empire Games in Auckland

* Died in 1950 *
Aunt Jemima
George Orwell
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Frank Buck
Walter Huston
Al Jolson
George Bernard Shaw


1951
The Movies

The African Queen
An American in Paris
David and Bathsheba
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Desert Fox
I Can Get It for You Wholesale          
A Place in the Sun
A Streetcar Named Desire
When Worlds Collide
Strangers on a Train
Alice in Wonderland
Quo Vadis?
Show Boat

The Birthdays

Kirstie Alley 12 January
Kurt Russell 17 March
Steven Seagal 10 April
Tony Danza 21 April
Joe Piscopo 17 June
Anjelica Huston 8 July
Mark Harmon 2 September
Mark Hamill 25 September
Michael Keaton 9 September

The Television

Ad-Libbers, The
Amos 'n' Andy
Big Payoff, The
Boston Blackie
Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Dragnet
Family Theatre
I Love Lucy
Jerry Colonna Show
Sky King
Space Patrol
Ted Mack Family Hour
Your Pet Parade

The Events

Cinerama invented
Winston Churchill becomes
British Prime Minister
for the second time

* Died in 1951 *
Sinclair Lewis
Fanny Brice
Clifton Young


1952
The Movies

April in Paris
Come Back, Little Sheba
High Noon
Ivanhoe
Moulin Rouge
Singin' in the Rain
With a Song in My Heart
The Greatest Show on Earth          
Scaramouche
Viva Zapata!
Hans Christian Andersen



The Birthdays

Mary McDonnell 28 April
Isabella Rossellini 18 June
Dan Aykroyd 1 July
Shelley Hack 6 July
Robin Williams 21 July
Patrick Swayze 18 August
Christopher Reeve 25 September
Jeff Goldblum 22 October

The Television

Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
Death Valley Days
Gangbusters
Guiding Light
I Married Joan
I've Got a Secret
The Jackie Gleason Show
Life with Luigi
Mr. Peepers
My Friend Irma
Our Miss Brooks
Victory at Sea
Wheel of Fortune

The Events

Dwight Eisenhower elected
Coronation of Elizabeth II
Summer Olympicsin Helsinki
Winter Olympicsin Oslo

* Died in 1952 *
Hattie McDaniel
John Garfield
George Reed


1953
The Movies

Affair with a Stranger
Calamity Jane
Call Me Madam
Charade
The Desert Song
From Here to Eternity
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes          
Kiss Me Kate
The Robe
Roman Holiday
Stalag 17
Shane
The War of the Worlds
Peter Pan
How to Marry a Millionaire

The Birthdays

Rick Moranis 18 April
Pierce Brosnan 16 May
John Goodman 20 June
Mickey Rourke 16 July
James Horner 14 August
Peter Horton 20 August
Beverly D'Angelo 15 November
Kim Basinger 8 December

The Television

Adventure
The Bob Hope Show
Candid Camera
Commando Cody:Sky-
Marshal of the Universe
The Dennis Day Show
The Eddie Albert Show
Winky-Dink and You
Flash Gordon
The George Jessel Show
I Led Three Lives
Life with Elizabeth
The Danny Thomas Show
Ethel and Albert
Topper

The Events

27 July Korean War ends

* Died in 1953 *
Sergei Prokofiev
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Nigel Bruce
Francis Ford
Roland Young


1954
The Movies

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Barefoot Contessa
The Caine Mutiny
Creature from the Black Lagoon          
Dial M for Murder
River of No Return
The High and the Mighty
Godzilla
The Long, Long Trailer
On the Waterfront
Rear Window
The Wild One
A Star Is Born
White Christmas
Them!
Diabolique

The Birthdays

Rene Russo 17 February
John Travolta 18 February
Jackie Chan 7 April
Dennis Quaid 9 April
David Keith 7 May
Kathleen Turner 19 June
James Cameron 16 August
Denzel Washington 28 December

The Television

Lassie
Rin Tin Tin
Duffy's Tavern
Father Knows Best
George Gobel Show
Imogene Coca Show
Walt Disney Presents
Jack Carson Show
San Francisco Beat
Mickey Rooney Show
Passport to Danger
People Are Funny
Pinky Lee Show
Sherlock Holmes
Spike Jones Show
The Tonight Show

The Events

Sen. Joe McCarthy opens
hearings on alleged
communist influences

* Died in 1954 *
Sydney Greenstreet
Lionel Barrymore





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