(Saturday, November 5, 1955) — “Only You (And You Alone)” by The Platters peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two weeks.
Category Archives: 1950s
‘Guys and Dolls’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago this hour (Nov 3 1955)
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(Wednesday, November 3, 1955, 8:30 p.m. EST) — Guys and Dolls, a musical film about a big-city gambler who bets that he can seduce a Salvation Army girl, premiered tonight at the Capitol in New York City.
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the film starred Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine.
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‘Autumn Leaves’ by Roger Williams peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 29 1955)
(Saturday, October 29, 1955) — “Autumn Leaves” by Roger Williams was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for four consecutive weeks (Oct. 29, Nov. 5/12/19, 1955).
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‘Rebel Without a Cause’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour (Oct 26 1955)
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(Wednesday, October 26, 1955, 9:30 a.m. EST) — Rebel Without a Cause, a drama film about an alienated teenager who tries to handle life’s troubles and an apron-wearing dad, opened this morning at the Astor in New York City.
Directed by Nicholas Ray, the film starred James Dean (who had died in a car crash Sept. 30, 1955), Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo.
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Nat ‘King’ Cole performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago this hour (Oct 23 1955)
Video: 'NAT KING COLE "Walking My Baby Back Home" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, October 23, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Nat “King” Cole performed “Walking My Baby Back Home” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
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‘Grand Ole Opry’ premieres on ABC-TV 60 years ago this hour (Oct 15 1955)
Video: 'Kitty Wells - Making Believe (1955)'
(Saturday, October 15, 1955, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Grand Ole Opry, a live monthly television series featuring leading Opry cast members and guest stars from the country or pop fields, debuted tonight on ABC.
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‘Oklahoma!’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago tonight (Oct 10 1955)
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(Monday, October 10, 1955, evening EDT) — Oklahoma!, a musical film based on the 1943 stage musical Oklahoma!, written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, premiered tonight before an invitation-only audience at the Rivoli Theatre in New York.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann, the film starred Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame. Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert, James Whitmore and Shirley Jones. It was the first feature film photographed in the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process.
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‘Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing’ by The Four Aces peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 8 1955)
(Saturday, October 8, 1955) — “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” by The Four Aces was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Oct. 8/22, 1955).
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‘Diary of Anne Frank’ opens on Broadway 60 years ago this hour (Oct 5 1955)
(Wednesday, October 5, 1955, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Diary of Anne Frank, a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Holocaust victim Anne Frank (1929-1945), opened tonight at the Cort Theatre on Broadway in New York.
The cast was led by Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank and Susan Strasberg as Anne Frank.
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Brooklyn Dodgers win World Series in seven games 60 years ago this afternoon (Oct 4 1955)
Video: '1955 World Series Highlights | Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Yankees'
(Tuesday, October 4, 1955, mid-afternoon EDT) — The Brooklyn Dodgers won the 1955 World Series today, beating the New York Yankees 2-0 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York, in the seventh and deciding game.
It was the first of six World Series titles for the Dodgers (1955-1988) and the only World Series win while based in Brooklyn. Continue reading Brooklyn Dodgers win World Series in seven games 60 years ago this afternoon (Oct 4 1955)
