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The neophiliacs: the revolution in English life in the fifties and sixties
Book. English.
Published
London: Pimlico, 1992
Life among the savages
Paperback. English.
Published
New York: Penguin, 1997
Shirley Jackson, author of the classic short story The Lottery, was known for her terse, haunting prose. But the writer possessed another side, one which...
The tree of life
DVD. English.
Published
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2011
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s, the film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood...
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V&A pattern: the fifties
Book. English.
Published
London: V&A Publishing, 2009
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world’s greatest museum of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled resource for...
Art and politics in have gun - will travel: the 1950s television western as ethical drama
Book. English.
Published
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co Inc, 2014
From 1955-1964, American television was awash in adult Westerns, accounting for as much as one-quarter of all prime-time programming. During its six seasons...
There's always tomorrow
DVD. English.
Published
London: Eureka, 1956 (2010)
Douglas Sirk directs this lesser-known 1950s melodrama starring Fred MacMurray as Clifford Groves, a successful businessman who feels taken for granted...
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My life as a dog
DVD. English.
Published
Arrow Films, 1985 (2005)
In 1959, a boy is obsessed by his namesake - fighting for the heavyweight boxing title - and Laika the Russian dog in orbit around the Earth. When his...
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