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Mount Everest
Sir Edmund Hillary Describes Mount Everest Climb

  By Morgan Birck • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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Edmund Hillary was one of the first two climbers to ever reach the peak of Mount Everest and he describes when he first believed that they would succeed in their quest. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Edmund Hilllary, Mount Everest, Nature, New Zealand, Tenzing Norgay
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Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Newman on Working With Elizabeth Taylor: A ‘Legend’

  By Virginia Choi • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Paul Newman co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," and he discusses how impressed he was with her professionalism and strength while filming the film despite having recently lost her husband Mike Todd in a plane crash. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, 1960s, Acting, Arts and Culture, Elizabeth Taylor, Mike Todd, Paul Newman
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Wall Street
Muriel Siebert on Being the First Woman on Wall Street

  By Witnify • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Muriel Siebert discusses the how she got her start on Wall Street as an analyst and describes how buying her own seat on the stock exchange was the only way to stop making just 60% of what men were taking home. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Business, Muriel Siebert, Politics and History, Wall Street, Women
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Elizabeth Taylor
Husband Mike Todd Beams With Marital Bliss

  By Virginia Choi • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Film producer Mike Todd talks about wanting to spoil his bride, Elizabeth Taylor, with gifts and his hopes for their unborn child. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Acting, Arts and Culture, Elizabeth Taylor, Great Loves, Mike Todd
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Elvis Presley
Elvis on His Time in the Army

  By Witnify • March 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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Elvis Presley is interviewed about his acclimation to army enlistment and he comments on how the other soldiers treat his as a famous musician. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Arts and Culture, Elvis Presley, Politics and History, TV
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Winston Churchill
The Duke of Windsor Shares His Winston Churchill Memories

  By Morgan Birck • March 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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The Duke of Windsor shares his memories of the young Winston Churchill, the first of which predated World War I. Continue reading

Tagged   1940s, 1950s, Duke of Windsor, Military, Winston Churchill
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Audrey Hepburn
In Depth History of My Fair Lady with Audrey Hepburn

  By Witnify • March 12, 2014 Uncategorized
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Audrey Hepburn, who played Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film, explains the production history of My Fair Lady while actors Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Bud Widney share their memories of the creation of the musical. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Arts and Culture, Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, My Fair Lady, Rex Harrison, Theater
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Academy Awards
Audrey Hepburn Wins Oscar for 'Roman Holiday'

  By Morgan Birck • March 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Audrey Hepburn accepts the Best Actress Oscar for her role in “Roman Holiday,” a 1953 romantic comedy in which Hepburn plays a royal princess exploring Rome on her own. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Academy Awards, Arts and Culture, Audrey Hepburn, Film, Roman Holiday
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Academy Awards
Grace Kelly Acceptance Speech for ‘The Country Girl’

  By Morgan Birck • March 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor William Holden presents Grace Kelly with an Oscar for Best Actress for The Country Girl in 1955. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Academy Awards, Acting, Arts and Culture, Film, Grace Kelly, William Holden
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Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle’s First Interview After Going Pro

  By Morgan Birck • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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Mickey Mantle discusses being brought up to the pros in an early 1950s interview. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Baseball, Mickey Mantle, MLB, New York Yankees, Sports
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