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The 1950s Most Wanted

THE 1950s' MOST WANTED

Enjoy this excerpt from the top 10 book of rock & roll rebels, cold war crises, and all American oddities, published 2006.

Cliff Robertson

CLIFF ROBERTSON - "MR INTEGRITY"

A year before riding the waves in Gidget, Cliff Robertson talked to 'TEEN magazine about, The Girl Most Likely.

JAMES DARREN - IN HIS OWN WORDS

James Darren talks to Jim Santella about music, career, and life in general.

Bobby Darin

BOBBY DARIN 30TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE

Memories of Bobby Darin, by his close friend and business partner, Jay Tell.

THE COMPLETE ROD TAYLOR

Diane Tomasik pays tribute to Rod Taylor - star of "The Birds", "The Time Machine", "The Glass Bottom Boat", "Do Not Disturb", "Sunday In New York" and the cult tv series "Hong Kong".

- DANNY KAYE -
THE MALADJUSTED JESTER

Jodie McPhee recalls one of the world's greatest comedians whose stardom peaked during the 1950s and '60s.

HOLLYWOOD'S COUNTRY CRUSADER: EDDIE ALBERT

Journalist/researcher Mai-Ly Nguyen catches up with Hollywood great, Eddie Albert, who played the lovable Oliver Wendall Douglas on television's Green Acres and starred in numerous A-grade movies.

THE BEATLES AT SHEA STADIUM

Sandi Polacco recalls the experience of a lifetime when she and her friends sat in the 15th row at the legendary Beatles concert at Shea Stadium.

A TEEN'S DREAM

Lacy Mitchell, a 17-year-old aspiring journalist from Arkansas, tells us why she's hooked on the '50s and '60s.

SCOTS ROCK

Writer Pheme Young recalls the time when rock 'n' roll blasted its way into the 15th Century Scottish town in which she grew up.

DEE FANS UNITE!

An informal but vocal group of fans, both young and old, are on a mission to bring Sandra Dee's illustrious body of work back into the public consciousness.

TROY DONAHUE & ME!

When Barbara Samsell met Troy Donahue in October 2000, she found him just as captivating as the characters he portrayed in the '60s. And she has the pics to prove it!

FORGET HIM? NEVER!

Bobby Rydell wowed audiences across Australia on his June 2000 tour - especially one fan who met him by chance after the show.

THE SIXTIES REMEMBERED

Writer, artist, scholar and self-confessed "old hippie", Nancy Walls Smith, recalls her halcyon days as one of San Francisco's flower children.

THE CAR THAT JIMMY BUILT

Doug Fuhrmann provides some fascinating background on the racing car "built" by James Darren's character in The Lively Set.

DEE DEE SHARP & A DIFFERENT DAY

For a period during 1962, Philadelphia became famous for a dance craze known as the Mashed Potato.

FROM THE HEART

A report on James Darren's inaugural online chat in September 1999.

STANDING OVATION

Connie Stevens is a woman with incredible energy, and it seems her fans are not the only ones to reap the benefits.


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