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doris day divorce
Doris Day enters the public spotlight with the films My Dream Is Yours and It's a Great Feeling as well as popular songs like "It's Magic"; divorces her second husband. -
south pacific opens
South Pacific, the prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway on April 7. -
tv adertisements
Television is becoming widespread (in black and white format) and becomes the most popular means of advertising -
marilyn monroe attemps sucide
Marilyn Monroe soars in popularity with five new movies, including The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve, and attempts suicide after the death of friend Johnny Hyde who asked to marry her several times, but she refused respectfully -
king and i opens
The King and I, musical, opens on Broadway on March 29. -
james dean dies
James Dean achieves success with East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause, gets nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and dies in a car accident on September 30 at the age of 24. -
bridges on the river kwai is released
Bridge on the River Kwai is released as a film adaptation of the 1954 novel and receives seven Academy Awards. -
the movie psycho is realsed
An Alfred Hitchcock thriller, based on a pulp novel by Robert Bloch and adapted by Joseph Stefano, which becomes a landmark in graphic violence and cinema sensationalism. The screeching violins heard briefly in the background of the song are a trademark of the film's soundtrack. -
apollo 11 lands
Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon -
wheel of fourtune is #1
A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
