The 50s

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1951

Facts of life by Norman Rockwell, 1951

Facts of life by Norman Rockwell, 1951

Barbara Eden Miss San Francisco?

Barbara Eden graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco in 1951, and was elected Miss San Francisco in 1951.

“When worlds collide “ 1951

“When worlds collide “ 1951 South African pilot Dave Randall serves as courier – transporting a briefcase to American scientist, Dr Hendron. Inside the case are documents which state the star Bellus will collide with Earth, destroying it. A plan…

Marilyn Monroe Beverly Hills, 1951

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Phil Burchman at The Beverly Carlton Hotel in Beverly Hills, 1951

after the filming of The African Queen (1951)

Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Katharine Hepburn arriving in London after the filming of The African Queen (1951).

Westward the women 1951

Denise Darcel – Robert Taylor (Westward the women) 1951 In a time when “The West” pretty much ends in Texas and only California is slowly being populated by the white men, there’s a severe lack of women among the workers…

Trevor Bardette – Marguerite Chapman (Flight to Mars) 1951

A newspaper reporter and a bunch of scientists fly a rocket to Mars just to find out that Martians look exactly like us. Mars is running low on one of their natural resources (Corium), and plan to steal the Earth…