Tag: 1950s

Buddy Holly

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Buddy Holly was an American musician and singer-song writer. He was one of the lead figures to pioneer the music of rock n roll in the 50s. Buddy grew up in Texas during the Great Depression, and was inspired by his musically inclined family to pursue a career in the music industry. In 1950, Buddy formed the famed group, “The Crickets”. By 1957 the group the groups song “That’ll Be the Day” had rose to the top 3 on Billboards top 100 chart. Tragically though, as Buddy’s fame began to grow, he was soon cut short of it, and sadly ending up dying in a plane crash on February 3,1959, along side Richie Valens and “The Big Bopper” Richardson; all three sadly perished that day. Even with his sudden death, Buddy Holly left behind a great legacy that would be treasured for years to come.

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Beginner 1950s Hairstyles

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These hairstyles I found easy when I was first getting into the vintage look. They are especially easy for a quick up-do and on the go.

Ponytails:

Ponytails are definitely one of the easier hairstyles to do and specially to begin with it. Once you master this, you can start adding onto the ponytail, like pin curls and victory rolls, front bumps and much more!

Victory rolls:

Victory rolls might be most popular in the 1940s, but the hairstyle did carry over into the 50s. They hairstyle was tweaked to match the time, but the 1950s victory rolls still echoes the classic victory rolls from the decade before.

These are just a few hairstyles that are easy to start out with. Later posts will include more intricate hairstyles.

North By Northwest (1959)

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This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm’s associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. Soon Vandamm’s henchmen close in on Thornhill, resulting in a number of iconic action sequences.

Original release date: July 1st, 1959

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

I love I mean absolutely love Alfred Hitchcock movies. He’s one of my favorite directors, because his movies are so unique and authentic. I mostly like his later films (50s-60s), and partially like the fan favorites. I own five of his movies, which four came in a box set (which seem to be his most popular ones). I quite like the box set, which includes: Vertigo, North by Northwest, The Birds, Psycho, and the Rear Window. Oddly enough, without even knowing it, I decided to watch North by Northwest on July 1st, which was released 60 years prior to today. Overall, I loved the story of the movie, and felt myself wanting to watch more. The twists and turns in the movie really pull an alluring effect to the movie. This movie is definitely on my list for watching more than once. Cary Grant is a great actor, and he makes you feel like you’re in the movie with him. He plays his character quite well, by giving believable emotions and facial expressions. The movie might seem old and wonky, but no matter how old it is, it’s a great classic for anyone to watch.

Citation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_by_Northwest

The Red Scare II

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After World War II, America began to face an old fear: communism. The 1950s red scare was actually the second wave, originally the fear of communism came about in the 1920s. This was due to the widespread fear of anarchism caused by the Russian revolution events that were happening at the time. Both red scares became apparent after both world wars, this was mainly due to the events unraveling in Russia at the time. The second red scare became a huge sensation when Russia began to announce their dominance in the European region. By 1948, Russian had began the Berlin blockade, causing the tension with the U.S to escalate. By the time 1950 Russia was fully committed into backing communist driven North Korea during the Korean War. By the time Truman decided to back South Korea to fight against communist backed North Korea, the fear of communism had fully gripped the U.S by storm.

Even with the victory of the Korean War, the U.S still couldn’t breathe, for there was a new fear upon the horizon: nuclear warfare. By 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death, for their convicted crime of espionage. Julius worked for a. government agency that was responsible for creating the atom, and the government thought the only way that Russia could have built nuclear weapons, was by stealing classified documents from the U.S. Ethel was said to be recruiting people to join the communism party and concluding with known communists. The once most powerful global military power, the U.S, was now being challenged by communist Russia, for global superpower.