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Cultural History
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Television In The 1950s
Private VenueThe fabulous 1950s are often called The "First Golden Era" of Television!Mel With programs ranging from "I Love Lucy" to Edward R. Murrow, Sid Caesar to live dramas weekly, , from rigged quiz shows, Gunsmoke, and soap operas, the 1950s … Continue reading
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South Pacific – A Multimedia Presentation on South Pacific
Private VenueSouth Pacific is one of the greatest works of musical theater ever created. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's masterpiece combines a unique and fascinating story of American nurses and GI on a remote island during World War II with an … Continue reading
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TV By The Decades: Television in the 1960s
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesTV in the 1960s The 1960s were definitely one of TV's oddest decades! The 1960s began with Westerns dominating the ratings! The old West soap opera Bonanza became the most popular show on the air. One after another competing show … Continue reading
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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau – The Odd Couple Of Comedy!
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesIndividually, they were two of the best screen actors of their generation. Collectively they were one of the greatest movie teams of all time! Like Fred and Ginger, Tracy and Hepburn, Burns and Allen, when you think of one, you … Continue reading
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Betty White: America’s Favorite Potty Mouthed Grandma
Morton Grove Public Library 6140 Lincoln Avenue, Morton Grove, ILPLEASE NOTE! This is a live and in-person presentation, presented free of charge by our friends at the Morton Grove Public Library The fabulous Betty White has been called an American national treasure - and rightly so! Up until … Continue reading