The Fabulous Fifties
6.8
“A two hour celebration of the 1950s.”
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.
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Rex Harrison
Self
Known for
My Fair Lady
Cleopatra
Julie Andrews
Self
Known for
Bridgerton
Mary Poppins
Elaine May
Self
Known for
Crisis in Six Scenes
A New Leaf
Mike Nichols
Self
Also in
The Designated Mourner
Bach to Bach
Dick Van Dyke
Self
Known for
Night at the Museum
Mary Poppins
Shelley Berman
Self
Known for
The Holiday
Meet the Fockers
Henry Fonda
Narrator (segment "Fifties Dead Sequence") (voice)
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Betty Comden
Self
Also in
Slaves of New York
Frasier
Adolph Green
Self
Known for
My Favorite Year
Jackie Gleason
Self
Known for
The Hustler
Smokey and the Bandit II
Leora Dana
Narrator (segment "Gift from the Sea") (voice)
Known for
3:10 to Yuma
Amityville 3-D
Maria Karnilova
Self
Also in
Married to the Mob
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Norman Jewison Director · Charles Eames Director Ray Eames Director
United States release January 22, 1960 · Produced in United States
Production
CBS
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 1960
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