In 1960, television shows set in the 1920s roared across the small screen. One of them featured teenagers as the main attraction, depicting the life of a lively high school girl named Margie. It was adapted from a 1946 movie starring Jeanne Crain. Like the later Patty Duke Show, Margie featured the main character’s family,… Continue reading #RoaringTwenties Margie #1960
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Vintage Friday: Beach Time! 1960
It’s beach time, with summer only a hop and skip away. Do you recall the first time you went to the beach? My first trip was to Daytona Beach as a child, and I loved it. The sea and sky like a giant dome above. The feel of ocean spray. Toes in the sand. Towels… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Beach Time! 1960
Vintage Friday: Margie 1960
In 1960 television shows set in the Roaring Twenties enlivened the small screen. One of them featured teenagers as the main attraction, depicting the life of an exuberant high school girl named Margie. It was adapted from a 1946 movie starring Jeanne Crain. Like the later Patty Duke Show, Margie featured the main character’s family,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Margie 1960
Vintage Friday: Wayne Rogers in Stagecoach West 1960
This week we lost one of my favorite actors and people, Wayne Rogers, born William Wayne McMillan Rogers III on April 7, 1933 in Alabama. After graduating from Princeton with a degree in history followed by three years in the Navy, he caught the acting bug– lucky for his fans. Best known for his iconic… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Wayne Rogers in Stagecoach West 1960
Vintage Friday: Route 66 – 1960
One of my favorite television shows as a young child was the iconic drama, Route 66. George Maharis played edgy, street smart Buz Murdock, and Martin Milner the easier going, Yale educated Tod Stiles. The two sped down Route 66 in a corvette and filmed episodes on location. In each segment they became embroiled in… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Route 66 – 1960