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Show Business
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Sports
the counterculture
Timothy Leary
Wavy Gravy
Ken Kesey
Abbie Hoffman
Ram Dass
The Players
60s People
Time Magazine's Man Of The Year
presidents
1953-1961: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1961-1963: John F. Kennedy
1963-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson
1969-1974: Richard M. Nixon
making a difference
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Martin Luther King Jr.
the world of politics
Robert F. Kennedy
Spiro Agnew
Jackie Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
pop culture
Tom Wolfe
Andy Warhol
Jacqueline Susann
Mary Quant
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song & dance
Tiny Tim
Dean Martin
Liza Minnelli
Judy Garland
Julie Andrews
The Osmonds
The King Family
Sammy Davis Jr.
The Lennon Sisters
Bing Crosby
Shirley Jones
Rita Moreno
Liberace
Wayne Newton
The Young Americans
Tommy Steele
radio & records
Visit my Recording Artists page for the stars of radio and records.
Visit my Music page for music producers, songwriters and radio DJs.
the theater
Robert Goulet
Neil Simon
Carol Channing
Anthony Newley
Gwen Verdon
Chita Rivera
Barbra Streisand
Pearl Bailey
Richard Kiley
Tammy Grimes
Jerry Orbach
Angela Lansbury
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leading men
Rock Hudson
Sidney Poitier
Tony Randall
Paul Newman
Walter Matthau
Richard Harris
Steve McQueen
Richard Burton
Jack Lemmon
Dustin Hoffman
Sean Connery
Charleton Heston
Michael Caine
Rod Taylor
tv actors
Bob Denver
Adam West
Robert Vaughn
Buddy Ebsen
Larry Hagman
Ernest Borgnine
Michael Landon
William Shatner
Richard Chamberlain
Leonard Nimoy
Lorne Greene
Ken Berry
Frank Gorshin
Larry Hovis
Vito Scotti
tv funny guys
Dick Van Dyke
Phil Silvers
Tim Conway
Paul Lynde
Don Knotts
tv hosts & reporters
Steve Allen
Walter Cronkite
Jack Paar
Johnny Carson
Rod Serling
leading ladies
Doris Day
Lynn Redgrave
Audrey Hepburn
Vanessa Redgrave
Jane Fonda
Joanne Woodward
Elizabeth Taylor
Sandy Dennis
Faye Dunaway
Natalie Wood
Mia Farrow
Julie Christie
Sharon Tate
Janet Leigh
Tippi Hedren
Nancy Kwan
Former Child Star Central
youngsters
Johnny Whitaker
Hayley Mills
Kim Darby
Dawn Lyn
Erin Murphy
Angela Cartwright
Anissa Jones
Stanley Livingston
Barry Livingston
Jerry Mathers
Paul Peterson
Billy Mumy
Butch Patrick
Pamelyn Ferdin
Lauren Chapin
Jack Wild
teens & young adults
Sandra Dee
Donna Loren
Annette Funicello
Deborah Walley
Patty Duke
Sue Lyon
Sally Field
Tuesday Weld
Kurt Russell
Tony Dow
Tim Considine
Sherry Alberoni
Kathy Garver
Shelley Fabares
Yvette Mimieux
Olivia Hussey
tv funny ladies
Carol Burnett
Ruth Buzzi
Lucille Ball
tv actresses
Marlo Thomas
June Lockhart
Barbara Eden
Elizabeth Montgomery
Goldie Hawn
Meredith MacRae
Dawn Wells
Tina Louise
Inger Stevens
Nichelle Nichols
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dreamy guys
David McCallum
Peter Noone
Bobby Sherman
Fabian
Leonard Whiting
Frankie Avalon
Davy Jones
Troy Donahue
Pat Boone
David Soul
Boomer's Teen Idol Magazine
Diana Rigg
Bobby Sherman
Twiggy
groovy chicks
Twiggy
Ann-Margret
Yvonne Craig
Barbara Feldon
Jean Shrimpton
Julie Newmar
Diana Rigg
Raquel Welch
Carol Wayne
Jayne Mansfield
Carol Lynley
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funny stuff
Bob Newhart
Pat Paulsen
The Smothers Brothers
Flip Wilson
Jackie Mason
Mike Nichols & Elaine May
Stan Freberg
Lily Tomlin
Lenny Bruce
Phyllis Diller
Bill Cosby
Beyond The Fringe
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
Jack Benny
Phyllis Diller
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sports stars
Peggy Fleming
Roberto Clemente
Cassius Clay**Muhammad Ali
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Arnold Palmer
Joe Namath
Donna De Verona
Sandy Koufax
Sugar Ray Robinson
Wilt Chamberlain
Hank Aaron
Joe Frazier
Tony Oliva
Brian Piccolo
Gale Sayers
Willie Mays
Peggy Fleming
Roger Maris Hits 61 Home Runs
The First Super Bowl
The Houston Astrodome
"Space-age baseball - indoors!"
--Houston Astrodome, 1965
sports tidbits
*61 in '61!....In 1961, Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs set in 1927.
*The Houston Astrodome opened in 1965. In April of that year, it was the site of the very first indoor baseball game. When the natural grass died, it was replaced by the first Astroturf in 1966.
*The first Super Bowl was played in 1967. At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the AFL and NFL champions faced each other in front of 61,946 fans. The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 10.
*Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers joined the Chicago Bears in 1965. Their friendship broke racial barriers and inspired everyone who knew them. In the fall of 1969, Piccolo was diagnosed with cancer. Despite chemotherapy and several surgeries, he passed away in June 1970. In an eloquent acceptance speech, Sayers dedicated his Most Courageous Player Award to Piccolo. In 1971, the movie Brian's Song brought their story to the world.
*In the 1960s, the 500 Home Runs Club welcomed Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Matthews, Willie Mays and Ted Williams.
teams of yesteryear
1962-1964 Houston Colt .45s
1961-1971 Washington Senators
1969 Seattle Pilots
1955-1967 Kansas City Athletics
1953-1965 Milwaukee Braves