The Fabulous Fifties (1960)
A two hour celebration of the 1950s.
120 min
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.
- Release date
- January 22, 1960
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
Cast
- Julie Andrews as Self - Performer
- Shelley Berman as Self - performer
- Roy Campanella as Self
- Betty Comden as Self
- Leora Dana as Narrator (segment: Gift from the Sea)
- Henry Fonda as Narrator (segment: Fifties Dead Sequence)
- Jackie Gleason as Narrator
- Adolph Green as Self
- Rex Harrison as Self - performer
- Maria Karnilova as Dance Instructress
Crew
- Charles Eames · Director
- Ray Eames · Director
- Norman Jewison · Director
- Charles Eames · Writer
- Ray Eames · Writer
- A.J. Russell · Writer
- Max Wilk · Writer
- Charles Eames · Producer
- Ray Eames · Producer
- Leland Hayward · Producer
- Elmer Bernstein · Composer