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1950’s Actors

Good Afternoon all! And welcome back to my fourth blog. Today I’m going to be talking about famous actors from the 1950’s. The actors I’m going to be focusing on are Jimmy Stewart, Montgomery Clift and Charlton Heston. 

Jimmy Stewart (picture above) was a very well known actor in the 1950’s. His well known movies were ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, ‘Mr Smith Goes To Washington’ and ‘Harvey’, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’  became a Christmas classic but when it was released it held some controversy within the public eye as some believed that the movie was too sentimental; but as years went on people began to appreciate the movie more. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ tells the story of a man named George Bailey who is a hopeless man in despair until an angel is sent from heaven to help George Bailey by showing him what life would’ve been like if he had never existed.

‘Mr Smith Goes To Washington’ is about an innocent man who is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans collide with political corruption, but he doesn’t plan to back down.

And finally ‘Harvey’ tells the story of a middle -aged man whose family thinks he’s insane. But it turns out he could be wiser than you think.

Montgomery Clift was an American actor in films such as ‘From Here To Eternity’, ‘A Place In The Sun’ and ‘Suddenly Last Summer’. ‘From Here To Eternity’  is set in Hawaii in 1941 and is about a private who is punished for not boxing in on his units team, while his captain’s wife and second- in-command are falling love. 

‘A Place In The Sun’ tells a story of a poor boy who gets a job working for his rich uncle and then falls in love with two women. ‘Suddenly Last Summer’is about Violet Venable’s son who dies on holidays with his cousin Catherine. What the girl sees is so horrible that she goes insane. now Violet wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.

Charlton Heston was an American actor and political activist. He starred in films such as

‘The Ten Commandments’, ‘Ben-Hur’ and ‘Tombstone’. ‘The Ten Commandments’ is set back in Egyptian times when the Egyptian prince named Moses learns about his heritage as a Hebrew and his mission as a deliverer to his people. The next movie he was in was ‘Ben-Hur’.

‘Ben-Hur’ tells a story of a Jewish prince who is betrayed and sent into slavery and he eventually regains his freedom and wants to seek revenge. The last film I’m going to discuss is ‘Tombstone’. ‘Tombstone’ was set in 1879 and tells the story of a lawman’s plan to retire in tombstone Arizona, but are disrupted by the kind of outlaws
he was famous for eliminating.

Here is the trailer of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ starring Jimmy Stewart.

 

I hope you all enjoyed reading my blog today and gained some knowledge. Thank you all and I shall see you all in my next post ‘Vinyl Times’ blog five

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1950’s Actresses

Hi all! and welcome back to my third blog. Today I’m going to be talking about famous actresses from the 1950’s. The actresses I’m going to be focusing on are ‘Marilyn Monroe’, ‘Doris Day’, and ‘Grace Kelly’.

Marilyn Monroe (picture above) was known as a sex symbol throughout her career. Her well known movies were ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’, ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘The Seven Year Itch’. ‘The Seven Year Itch’ had a controversial review as one of the most famous scenes from that movie is when Marilyn Monroe is standing on top of a subway grate and the upward breeze blew up her dress in New York city. In ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ her famous scene from that movie was when she was singing ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’ which Madonna later copied the video for her song ‘Material Girl’ which was released in 1985. ‘Some Like It Hot’ was one of her last films she did before she died in 1962.

Doris Day was a very elegant actor and was very well known in the 1950’s. She starred in films like ‘Calamity Jane’, ‘Love Me Or Leave Me’ and ‘Young At Heart’. ‘Calamity Jane’ is about a tomboy cowgirl played by Doris Day who ends up falling in love and learns a few lessons in being a lady. ‘Love Me Or Leave Me’ tells the story of Ruth Etting a jazz singer played by Doris Day and she’s married to a gangster who helped her reach stardom. ‘Young At Heart’ tells a story of Laurie Tuttle who’s played by Doris Day who grew up in a musical family with three sisters. Laurie is in a tough predicament when she has to choose between a bleak music arranger or a charismatic composer.
Grace Kelly was known as the Princess of Monaco and starred in a lot of Alfred Hitchcock films like ‘Dial M For Murder’, ‘Rear Window’ and ‘To Catch A Thief’. ‘Dial M For Murder’ is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s famous movies of all time. It tells the story of a tennis player who frames his wife for a first-degree murder after she unintentionally delays his plan to kill her. ‘Rear Window’ is about a photographer in a wheelchair who spies on his neighbours and becomes convinced that one of them has committed a murder. Then last but not least ‘To Catch A Thief’ tells a story about a jewel thief who is suspected of returning to his current trade when he must try and figure out who the real thief is to prove his innocence.

Here is the trailer of ‘Calamity Jane’ starring Doris Day

 

I hope you all enjoy reading this blog and gained some knowledge. Thank you all and I shall see you all in my next post ‘Vinyl times’ blog four.

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1950’s singers

Hi all! And welcome back to my second blog. Today I’m going to be talking about singers from the 1950’s. Let’s take a look at a few singers. The first singer I’d like to look at is Dean Martin (picture above) and he was very popular in the 1950’s. He had great hits like ‘Innamorata’, ‘Memories Are Made Of This’ and ‘Volare’. The singer’s style was swing. He was very popular with the public because of his use of charm and charisma.

Elvis Presley was very popular in the 1950’s. He released great songs like ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, ‘Hound Dog’, ‘Jailhouse Rock’. The singer’s style was Rock ‘n’ rock. He was known as the ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’.  He was very popular with teenagers and young women because of his charisma and good looks.

Doris day was very popular in the 1950’s. She released great songs like ‘Pillow Talk’, ‘Secret Love’, ‘Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be). The singer’s style was easy listening, jazz and swing. She was very popular as a singer and actress. She was beautiful and elegant.

Peggy lee was very popular in the 1950’s. She released great songs like ‘Fever’, ‘ Why Don’t You Do Right, ‘ I Feel A Song Coming On’. The singer’s style was jazz. She was known as the voice of ‘Darling’ and ‘Peg’  in ‘Lady And The Tramp’. She was very elegant and classy.

One of the greatest movies that were released in the 1950’s was called ‘The Lady And The Tramp’ in which Peggy Lee starred in. The directors of that film were Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson.

One of the top hits  in the 1950’s  was called for the singers were ‘Here In My Heart’ by Al Martino  and that was in the year 1952.

I hope you all enjoy reading this blog and gain some knowledge. I also hope you enjoy reading it as much as I’m enjoying writing it. Thank you all and I shall see you all in my next post ‘Vinyl Times’ blog three.

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1950’s bands

Hi all! And welcome to my first official blog. Today I’m going to be talking about bands from the 1950’s. Society in the 1950’s were expressed through songs. Most songs from this period were innocent and about love, so let’s take a look at a few bands. The first band I’d like to look at is ‘Dion And The Belmont’s’ (picture above) . They were a band in the late 1950’s. They had great hits like ‘The Wanderer’, ‘Runaround Sue’, and  ‘A Teenager In Love’. The band’s style was swing. They were very popular in the 1950’s especially by female teenagers.

The ‘Everly Brothers’ were also very popular  during this time. They were a group in the 1950’s . They released great songs like ‘When Will I Be Loved’, ‘All I Have To Do Is Dream’ and ‘Wake Up Little Susie’. The band’s style was Country and Rock ‘n’ Roll.

The Chordettes were a female group in the 1950’s and they sang songs like ‘Mr Sandman’ , ‘Lollipop’ and ‘Pink Shoelaces’. They were very talented with their unique voices. The band’s style was Barbershop Music, Traditional Pop and Pop/Rock.

The Andrew Sisters were a band late in the 1950’s. They sang songs like ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’,’ Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ and ‘Rum And
Coca-Cola’.  They were very talented and elegant. The band’s style was Swing, Boogie Woogie and Pop.

One of the top hits in the 1950’s for the bands  were ‘Rock Around The Clock’ by Bill Haley & His Comets’ and that was in the year 1955.

I hope you all enjoyed my first blog. There’s so much more to come! Tune in next week for ‘Vinyl Times’  blog two.

 

 

Vinyl Times

My name is Alanna and I’m currently studying media and broadcasting in Ballyfermot College of Further Education. I thought I’d like to make my first blog about music. I hope people will find it interesting and hopefully factual. I chose music because it tells stories that people can relate to. Without music I don’t think we could ever enjoy life. It’s a great escape ! 

Music is my ambition and means a lot to me. So I welcome you back to a time were music and society were different. The years I’m focusing on are the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s music. I chose these particular years because not only are these the years that released incredible music but there’s also a great variety of musicians too.

I plan to discuss different bands, singers and maybe add in a movie from that particular decade with lead actors/actresses and the directors of those particular films and some information on those actors/actresses and directors from that particular era.

For my first blog I’m going to start with the 1950’s and build it on from there by including a top hit from that decade and a famous movie released at that time. I’ll get some information about famous bands/singers etc from that period. I hope you all enjoy reading this blog and gain some knowledge. I also hope you enjoy reading it as much as I’m enjoying writing it. Thank you all and I shall see you all in my next post.