1960_Fabulous Fifties The Music Sequence

The Fabulous Fifties: Music Sequence

DATE - 1960

“The Fabulous Fifties” was a television program broadcast on January 22, 1960, on the CBS network. The program produced by Leland Hayward for CBS, recapped the significant events of the 1950s and included six film segments made by the Eames Office. The short film segments, designed as visual interludes to be shown between appearances by celebrity guests (including Julie Andrews, Rex Harrison, Jackie Gleason, Shelley Berman, Elaine May, and Mike Nichols), and made use of animation, live-action, and still photography. Charles and Ray each won an Emmy Award in “Graphics” in 1960 for their work on “The Fabulous Fifties.”

9 minutes, 25 seconds.

Additional Information

Music of the Fifties is a series of still and live-action imagery drawn from newspapers, publicity photographs, record covers, and photos. The film is accompanied by a medly of the most popular songs of the 1950s (chosen on the basis of sales of sheet music and records) collected and arranged by Jay Blackton. The segment introduced a quick-cutting technique to television. Music of the Fifties is in general circulation.