1950s

Cultural aspects of the 1950s

historical events: post WW II economic boom: growth of the middle class and new consumer products; anti-Communism; emergence of "adolescence" as a group with strong purchasing power

prevailing values: conformity to new middle-class values/family; fear of Communism; adolescences resistence

literary texts: Catcher in the Rye,

American literature timeline: 1950s

major writers:

films: Searchers, 400 Blows, High Noon, On the Waterfront, Singing in the Rain, Some Like it Hot, North by Northwest, All About Eve

#8. On The Waterfront (1954)	Winner
#10. Singin' In The Rain (1952)
#12. Sunset Boulevard (1950)	Nominee
#13. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)	Winner
#14. Some Like It Hot (1959)
#16. All About Eve (1950)	Winner
#17. The African Queen (1951)
#33. High Noon (1952)	Nominee
#40. North By Northwest (1959)
#42. Rear Window (1954)
#45. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)	Nominee
#52. From Here to Eternity (1953)	Winner
#59. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
#61. Vertigo (1958)
#68. An American In Paris (1951)	Winner
#69. Shane (1953)	Nominee
#72. Ben-Hur (1959)	Winner
#82. Giant (1956)	Nominee
#92. A Place in the Sun (1951)	Nominee
#96. The Searchers (1956)

major directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra

TV series: Dragnet, Howdy Doody, Adventures in Disneyland, Arthur Godfey Show, Jack Benny Show, Phil Silvers Show, Amos & Andy

musicians: Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Fats Domino

music genres: rock, do-wap

art work: