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Famous Female Actors Marilyn Monroe Real Name: Norma Jeane Mortenson or Baker Born: 6/1/26 in Los Angeles, California Died: 8/5/62 Legendary actress and star of such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Some Like It Hot (1959). She was married to baseball legend Joe Di. Maggio and playwright Arthur Miller. She died of an overdose of sleeping pills, which probably was suicide. Elizabeth Taylor Born: 2/27/32 in London, England Died: March 23, 2011 Actress. Her films include National Velvet (1944), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Cleopatra (1963). She won Oscars for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Butterfield 8 (1960). Taylor has been active in fundraising for AIDS-related causes. Her former husbands include Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice) and most recently construction worker Larry Fortensky. Doris Day Real Name: Doris von Kappelhoff Born: 4/3/24 in Cincinnati, Ohio A singer, actress who was America’s No. 1 female box office attraction during the late 1950 s and ’ 60 s. Doris Day starred in a number musicals, comedies, and thrillers, including The Pajama Game (1957) and Pillow Talk (1959), often pairing with Rock Hudson. She later left films to star in the popular TV sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968– 73). Her hit songs include Que Sera. All info from https: //fiftiesweb. com/pop/famous-people/

Famous Male Actors James Dean Born: 2/2/31 Died: 9/30/55 Brooding, rebel actor who achieved cult-figure status after making only three films, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), East of Eden (1955) and Giant (1956). Dean died in a car accident which cut off a promising career. Frank Sinatra Born: 12/12/15 in Hoboken, New Jersey Died: 5/14/98 Both an Academy Award-winning actor and a Grammy Award-winning singer. ‘Ole Blue Eyes, the Chairman of the Board is perhaps best known as the leader of the Rat Pack, a group which included Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Sinatra was a heartthrob for bobby-soxers who phrasing of songs remains classic. His screen performances include From Here to Eternity (1953) for which he won the Oscar, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), and The Man With the Golden Arm (1955). John Wayne Real Name: Marion Michael Morrison Born: 5/26/1907 in Winterset, lowa Died: 6/11/1979 Portrayed the quintessential American hero onscreen. Best known as a cowboy in John Ford directed Westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950). Wayne won an Academy Award for True Grit (1969). All info from https: //fiftiesweb. com/pop/famous-people/

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Slang • daddy-O: A generally cool dude • made in the shade: Things are going well for you and you don’t have a care in the world • Ginchiest: A way to tell somebody you admire their appearance or personality • Pad: House • Ankle-biter: something that’s small, crawls near your feet and has teeth. That includes everything from pets to children • Wig chop: Haircut • Beat feet: When you’ve got to get away fast, usually because you’ve done something wrong

Attitudes • No shops open on Sunday (Christianity related) • No narcotics • Cigarettes common • Sexism • People thought a man that they thought was decent would not abuse a child sexually, and thus a lot of people got away with it • Homophobic • Teachers respected • Drunkenness was a valid excuse • Racist • Gender roles • Guns given to teenage boys who then take it to school and show everyone

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World events • Korean War begins when North Korea invaded South Korea in June • United States - Great Brinks Robbery • First Peanuts Comic Strip • Diner's Club issues the first credit cards. • Denmark - The Tollund Man, a mummified body from the 4 th Century, is found.