The Fabulous Fifties

The Fabulous Fifties

120 mins | Music, TV Movie | Jan. 22, 1960

The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.

The Fabulous Fifties

120 mins | Music, TV Movie | Jan. 22, 1960

The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.
Producers Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Original title The Fabulous Fifties
Directors Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Norman Jewison
Writers Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Max Wilk, A.J. Russell

Cast

Rex Harrison

as Self

Julie Andrews

as Self

Elaine May

as Self

Mike Nichols

as Self

Dick Van Dyke

as Self

Shelley Berman

as Self

Henry Fonda

as Narrator (segment "Fifties Dead Sequence") (voice)

Betty Comden

as Self

Adolph Green

as Self

Jackie Gleason

as Self

Leora Dana

as Narrator (segment "Gift from the Sea") (voice)

Eric Severeid

as Self

Maria Karnilova

as Self

Suzy Parker

as Self