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- Audrey Hepburn. © Breakfast at Tiffany's / Jurow-Shepherd Production, © Roman Holiday / Paramount Pictures. In the first place of this ranking, we have Audrey Hepburn, an actress from Hollywood’s classics who was also a fashion icon.
- Raquel Welch. © The Prince and the Pauper / International Film Production and co-producers, © How to Be a Latin Lover / 3Pas Studios and co-producers. This actress has been considered a sex symbol in the ’60s and in 1974, she won a Golden Globe.
- Grace Kelly. © Dial M for Murder / Warner Bros. The Princess of Monaco is the third most beautiful in this ranking. And no wonder! She starred in several films during her time as a movie actress.
- Marilyn Monroe. © Niagara / Twentieth Century Fox. In fourth place, we have Marilyn Monroe, who was considered an icon of beauty and sensuality in the fifties.
Mar 30, 2024 · Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) Elizabeth Taylor began the 1950s with 'Father of the Bride' (1950). The decade also saw her appear in such iconic productions as 'Giant' (1956), 'Raintree County ...
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This stunning photo was actually captured by the well-known fashion photographer of the ’40s and ’50s, Sante Forlano. He worked with with high-end designer Christian Dior in both Paris and Rome until eventually returning to the United States to open his own studio as well as work for magazines such as Vogue, Glamour, Red Book, and Seventeen. Althou...
This incredible and colorful picture shows Florida’s Daytona Beach circa 1957. The seaside city northeast of Orlando has been a hotspot for tourists all over the world for many years. The city is known as being the home to auto-racing company NASCAR, and the races took place on the Daytona Beach Road Course until 1959 when the Daytona International...
Before the days of Instagram and Twitter, in order to see a picture of your favorite model – you would have to flip through an issue of Vogue. This is a photo of one of the most iconic and famous fashion models of the ’50s, Anne St. Marie. During her day, she appeared on dozens of magazine covers, in particular – Vogue. Way before the Hadid and Kar...
Of course, we must remember that not everything about American life in the ’50s was as great as it was cracked up to be. This 1956 photograph of a mother and her daughter standing in front of a “colored entrance” of a department store in Mobile, Alabama is a reminder of the horrifying racial discrimination and segregation that was going on in parts...
A lot has changed since the ’50s, but one thing that has probably changed the most is safety regulations – especially when it comes to child car seats. Back in the day, instead of the well-cushioned, secure, harnessed car seats we see today – babies and young children were often seen in the front seat next to their mom or dad in something that look...
The ’50s definitely marked a decade of change in San Francisco. The city suddenly became home to several young “beatnik” poets and artists including prominent writer Jack Kerouac. Many of the local book stores and cafes were trendy hangout spots for celebrities of the “Beat Generation” such as Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan. This historical photograp...
This picture shows a young couple, both dressed to impress, on a date in New York circa 1957. This sweet candid moment was caught on camera by the famous Hungarian-French artist known as Brassaï. In the photograph, the couple is seen walking in front of the Honeymoon Lane Dance Land, which was located near Times Square and was a well-frequented “ta...
All that is known about this slightly surreal-looking photograph is that it was taken in 1957 “somewhere in Florida.” The woman who is standing on the hotel pool’s diving board with a pensive look on her face is the grandmother of the person who shared this incredible snapshot, and the guy, he says, is just “some dude.” Whether they were posing for...
Many years before the days of smartphones, tablets, computers, video games, and satellite television – kids had no choice but to enjoy the outdoors when they were looking for something fun to do with friends, especially on a warm summer’s day. Children would often go out in the middle of their street with some of their neighbors to play a game of b...
This astonishing photo captures a Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruiser driving over an underpass in Queens, New York in March, 1951. This plane, which had its first flight in 1947, was quite advanced for its day, with several innovative features including two-passenger decks, a pressurized cabin, and the ability to carry up to 100 people on the main dec...
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Sep 29, 2016 · Iconic ’50s Film Actresses. It seems absurd to try to rank these amazingly talented, beautiful women who each gave us so many classic film treasures in the fifties. So we’ll just stick with listing them by alphabetical order.
Apr 2, 2024 · 1. LANA TURNER. Popular/Famous Films: Peyton Place, The Postman Rings Twice, The Three Musketeers, The Bad and the Beautiful, Johnny Eager, Honky Tonk. “From the moment I walked down the street in that first picture, They Won’t Forget, I evidently was a so-called sex symbol -to everyone except myself.
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Emilia Clarke. Emilia Clarke, while most famous for her role in Game of Thrones, is still a skilled and beautiful actress. She was even voted the sexiest woman alive in 2015. While her most iconic look has her appear as a platinum blonde, she’s an absolutely stunning brunette without the wig on.
Oct 31, 2013 · Her Brilliant Career profiles ten women who lived in ways that resist lazy characterisations of the 1950s. At first glance they have little in common, apart from the decade in which they thrived.
