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1950: This comedian's show premiered on CBS in October and ran through 1965. The program featured the star's wife, Mary Livingstone, and the skits frequently lampooned his supposed cheapness. What is the name of this famous comedian? |
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1951: The title of the best selling book of this year came from a Rudyard Kipling poem. The plot centers on a group of Army officers and the women in their lives in Hawaii just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Which James Jones novel is this? |
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1952: Charlie Chaplin's last film, "Limelight", opened in London; while sailing from New York to the British premiere Chaplin's re-entry permit back into the USA was revoked by the Immigration and Naturalization Service after much prodding by J. Edgar Hoover. For what purported reason was he not allowed back into the country? |
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1953: December marked the launch of this magazine in which the founder stated in the premiere issue: "if you like your entertainment served up with humor, sophistication and spice this magazine is for you. We want to make it clear from the very start, we aren't a family magazine." What is the name of the magazine? |
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1954: The New York City Ballet premiered "The Nutcracker" which was choreographed by one of its founders and is a yearly staple of the troupe's repertory. What is the name of the Russian-born ballet master responsible for this dance masterpiece? |
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1955: On March 7 this Broadway musical premiered on NBC. It was the first time a Broadway production had been shown in its entirety on television. What was the stage classic that starred Mary Martin? |
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1956: When adjusted for ticket price inflation, this epic movie clocks in as the #5 highest grossing film of all time. The last film of legendary director Cecil B. DeMille, it starred Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Yvonne DeCarlo and a comically mis-cast Edward G. Robinson. Which is it? |
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1957: On August 5th Dick Clark began hosting the teen music and dance show "American Bandstand" on ABC. Though it later moved to Los Angeles, which city was the birthplace of the iconic program? |
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1958: Which event in the world of music did NOT happen this year? |
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1959: On February 3 a plane carrying singers Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper crashed after they left a concert tour in Clear Lake, Iowa. Which other performer, whose hits included "Teenager in Love" and "Runaround Sue", was also offered a seat on the plane but balked at paying the $35 fare? |
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