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  • The Fifties (1997– )
  • TV Mini-series | Documentary, History
The Fifties (1997– )
TV Mini-series | Documentary, History

An in depth documentary of all aspects of life in the 1950s.
Seasons
1 &nbsp See all
Writers
Alex Gibney | Barbara Sears | Ralph Ellison (novel "Invisible Man") | Allen Ginsberg (poem "Howl") & 2 more
Producer
Composer
Cinematographers
Production Designer
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Status
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Updated Nov 30, 1997

Release date (First episode)
1997 (United States)

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Cast

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91 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Edward Herrmann
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
7
David Halberstam
Self / Self - Author Self / Self - Author   See fewer
5
B.B. King
Self / Self - Musician Self / Self - Musician   See fewer
2
John Chancellor
Self / Self - Journalist Self / Self - Journalist   See fewer
2
Jane Stern
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
2
Mickey Spillane
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
1
1
Pete Hamill
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
1
Jules Feiffer
Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist   See fewer
1
Edward Teller
Self - Scientist Self - Scientist   See fewer
1
Stuart Samuels
Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker   See fewer
1
Dan Wakefield
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
1
Sam Phillips
Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer   See fewer
1
1
Jack Anderson
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
1
Frank Gibney
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
1
Robert Serber
Self - Nuclear Physicist Self - Nuclear Physicist   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Carlos Rodriguez
Self - Korean War Vet Self - Korean War Vet   See fewer
1
John Service
Self - US Foreign Service, Persecuted by McCarthy Self - US Foreign Service, Persecuted by McCarthy   See fewer
1
1
George Reedy
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
1
1
Edward McCabe
Self - Korean War Vet Self - Korean War Vet   See fewer
1
Cynthia Dale
Grace Metalious Grace Metalious   See fewer
Fisher Stevens
Jack Kerouac (Readings from On The Road) Jack Kerouac (Readings from On The Road)   See fewer
Guy Williams
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Dinah Shore
Self - Blows Kiss (archive footage) Self - Blows Kiss (archive footage)   See fewer
Sloan Wilson
Self (author) Self (author)   See fewer
Alfred Leslie
Self (painter, filmmaker) Self (painter, filmmaker)   See fewer
Elizabeth Taylor
Self (marries) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (marries) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lauren Bacall
Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Monroe
Self (with GIs in Korea) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (with GIs in Korea) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Kelly
Self (weds Rainier) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (weds Rainier) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Humphrey Bogart
Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rita Hayworth
Sadie Thompson (archive footage) (uncredited) Sadie Thompson (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Elvis Presley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Reiner
Self (in RCA TV ad) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (in RCA TV ad) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Nichols
Self (in Nichols & May sketch) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (in Nichols & May sketch) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Danny Kaye
Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George Harrison
Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Elaine May
Self (in Nichols & May sketch) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (in Nichols & May sketch) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ringo Starr
Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Lennon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul McCartney
Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Pearce
Self (in girdle ad) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (in girdle ad) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh Hefner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Autry
Self (at the microphone) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (at the microphone) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self (HUAC, with Thomas) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (HUAC, with Thomas) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Prince Rainier of Monaco
Self (weds Grace) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (weds Grace) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Gifford
Self (in razor ad) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (in razor ad) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kerouac
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Hank Williams
Self (sings Hey Good Lookin') (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sings Hey Good Lookin') (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Misidentification (of Mohammed Mossadegh) (archive footage) (uncredited) Misidentification (of Mohammed Mossadegh) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jackson Pollock
Self (dribbles paint) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (dribbles paint) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Dizzy Gillespie
Self (with his band, 1949) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (with his band, 1949) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fats Domino
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frankie Lymon
Self (with the Teenagers) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (with the Teenagers) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Thelonious Monk
Self (plays) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (plays) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charlie Parker
Self (plays with Dizzy) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (plays with Dizzy) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Howard Lawson
Self (testifies before HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (testifies before HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Sanger
Self (interviewed by Mike Wallace) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (interviewed by Mike Wallace) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Metalious
Self (interviewed by Joyce Davidson) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (interviewed by Joyce Davidson) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Truman
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold L. Ickes
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Mohammed Mossadegh
Self (in military uniform, wears glasses) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (in military uniform, wears glasses) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfred Kinsey
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Rayburn
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945, behind Judge Stone) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945, behind Judge Stone) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John H. Bradley
Self (raises flag on Iwo Jima) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (raises flag on Iwo Jima) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Elizabeth Eckford
Self (attends Little Rock school under guard) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (attends Little Rock school under guard) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joyce Davidson
Self (interviews Grace Metalious) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (interviews Grace Metalious) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harlan F. Stone
Self (administers oath to Truman, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (administers oath to Truman, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Syngman Rhee
Self (with MacArthur) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (with MacArthur) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William D. Leahy
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Truman
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred M. Vinson
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward R. Stettinius Jr.
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Biddle
Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Franklin Sousley
Self (raises flag on Iwo Jima) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (raises flag on Iwo Jima) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Parnell Thomas
Self (HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gregory Pincus
Self (at the microscope) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (at the microscope) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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