The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool: A Celebration of the Grooviest People, Events, and Artifacts of the 1960s

337 Pages·2007·13.56 MB·English

by  Chris Strodder

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Contents
Foreword: JoeyBishop(seeTheRatPack),257
TwentyQuestionswithMichellePhillips,10 JacquelineBisset,54
Introduction,12 HonorBlackman,55
SonnyBono(seeSonnyandCher),291
DonAdamsandBarbaraFeldon,14 CraigBreedlove,56
EdieAdams(seeGunillaKnutson),173 MayBritt,57
LewAlcindor,15 HelenGurleyBrown,58
MuhammadAli,16 JimBrown,59
WoodyAllen,17 LennyBruce,61
HerbAlpert,19 RichardBurton(seeLizandDick),192
UrsulaAndress,20
MarioAndretti,21 MichaelCaineandTerenceStamp,61
Ann-Margret,22 DyanCannon,63
MichelangeloAntonioni,24 TrumanCapote,64
NeilArmstrong,25 Capucine,66
JaneAsher,26 ClaudiaCardinale,67
ClaudineAuger,27 CorkyCarroll,68
EwaAulin,28 DiahannCarroll,69
FrankieAvalon(seeFrankieandAnnette),122 JohnnyCarson,70
JohnnyCash,71
BurtBacharach,29 Catwomen,73
JoanBaez,30 RichardChamberlain,75
DavidBailey,31 WiltChamberlain,75
CarrollBaker,32 RayCharles,76
LisaBaker(seePlaymatesoftheYear),249 Cher(seeSonnyandCher),291
AnneBancroft,33 JulieChristie,78
BrigitteBardot,34 ChrisClark,79
Dr.ChristiaanBarnard,36 Dr.EugenieClark,80
GeorgeBarris,37 PetulaClark,80
ToniBasil,38 PatsyCline,82
ShirleyBassey,39 JamesCoburn,83
Batmen,40 JudyCollins,84
TheBeachBoys,42 SeanConnery,86
TheBeatles,44 MikeConnors,88
WarrenBeattyandFayeDunaway,49 SamCooke,88
BoBelinsky,51 BillCosby(seeISpies),158
GeorgeBest,52 YvonneCraig,89
DanielaBianchiandLucianaPaluzzi,53 RobertCulp(seeISpies),158
JaneBirkin(seeSergeGainsbourg),128
January1,1959—BatistaisoverthrowninCubawiththehelpofCheGuevara. o January1,1960—TheMoonglowsbreakup.
January1,1965—JoeNamathoftheUniversityofAlabamaisnamedtheMVPoftheOrangeBowl. o January1,1965—PetulaClark’s“Downtown”hits#1.
January1,1966—CigarettepacksbegintodisplayhealthwarningsfromtheSurgeonGeneral.
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BobbyDarin,90 MarvinGaye,129
CandyDarling(seeWarholSuperstars),319 JudyGeeson(seeLulu),201
SammyDavis,Jr.(seeTheRatPack),257 BobbieGentry,130
JeanineDeckers AstrudGilberto,131
(seeTheSingingandStarringNuns),287 RalphJ.GleasonandJannWenner,132
CatherineDeneuve,91 CurtGowdy,133
PamelaDesBarres,92 BillGraham(seeTheSanFranciscoSound),273
JackieDeShannon,94 TheGratefulDead
DonnadeVarona,95 (seeTheSanFranciscoSound),273
AngieDickinson,96 VinceGuaraldi,134
TomDonahue,97 CheGuevara,135
Donovan,98
AngelaDorian(seePlaymatesoftheYear),249 MontyHall(seeTheLet’sMakeaDealers),189
DonnaDouglas,100 MieHamaandAkikoWakabayashi,136
PattyDuke,101 FrançoiseHardy,136
FayeDunaway(seeWarrenBeatty),49 LindaHarrison,137
BobDylan,102 DoloresHart
(seeTheSingingandStarringNuns),287
ShirleyEaton,104 SusanHart,138
BarbaraEden,105 GoldieHawn,139
AnitaEkberg,107 TomHaydenandAbbieHoffman,140
Elvis’sActresses,108 BobHayes,141
DoloresErickson,111 JoeyHeatherton,142
DavidHedison,143
JohnFacendaandPaulFrees,112 TippiHedren,144
MarianneFaithfull,113 HughHefner,145
MiaFarrow,115 JosephHellerandKurtVonnegut,147
BarbaraFeldon(seeDonAdams),14 AnneHelm(seeElvis’sActresses),108
FedericoFellini(seeMarcelloMastroianni),212 JimiHendrix,149
SallyField,116 AudreyHepburn,150
PeggyFleming,117 AbbieHoffman(seeTomHayden),140
JaneFonda,118 DustinHoffman,151
PeterFondaandDennisHopper,120 DennisHopper(seePeterFonda),120
AnneFrancis,121 PaulHornung,153
FrankieandAnnette,122 OliviaHussey,154
ArethaFranklin,124 MarthaHyerandJanetteScott,155
PaulFrees(seeJohnFacenda),112
BettyFriedan,125 LeeIacocca,157
AlFritz,126 ISpies,158
AnnetteFunicello(seeFrankieandAnnette),122
JeffersonAirplane
SergeGainsbourgandJaneBirkin,128 (seeTheSanFranciscoSound),273
ArtGarfunkel(seeSimonandGarfunkel),284 FranJeffries,159
January1,1967—TheMonkees’“PleasantValleySunday”hits#3. o January2,1931—SingerSamCookeisborn.
January2,1938—FashionphotographerDavidBaileyisborn. o January2,1960—SenatorJohnF.Kennedyannounceshe’srunningforPresident.
January2,1967—SopwithCamelisthefirstSanFranciscorockbandtohaveanationalhit(“HelloHello”).
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JudyJetsonandVeronicaLodge,160 PatrickMacnee(seeDianaRigg),263
CandyJohnson,162 MeredithMacRae,205
CarolynJones,163 TheMamasandthePapas,206
TomJones,164 MickeyMantleandRogerMaris,208
JanisJoplin,165 PeteMaravich,210
RogerMaris(seeMickeyMantle),208
ChristineKeelerand DeanMartin(seeTheRatPack),257
MandyRice-Davies,166 DickMartin(seeRowanandMartin),269
JohnandJacquelineKennedy,167 LeeMarvin,211
RobertKennedy,169 MarcelloMastroianniandFedericoFellini,212
KenKesey,170 PeterMax,213
Jean-ClaudeKilly,172 DavidMcCallum
MartinLutherKing,Jr.,172 (seeTheMenfromU.N.C.L.E.),219
EarthaKitt(seeCatwomen),73 EugeneMcCarthy,214
GunillaKnutsonandEdieAdams,173 PatrickMcGoohan,215
SandyKoufax,174 DennyMcLain,216
MartaKristen,176 SteveMcQueen,217
StanleyKubrick,178 TheMenfromU.N.C.L.E.,219
LeeMeriwether(seeCatwomen),73
SueAneLangdon,180 CarolMerrill(seeTheLet’sMakeaDealers),189
JoiLansing,181 HayleyMills,220
RodLaver,182 YvetteMimieux,221
DaliahLavi,183 PeggyMoffitt,222
PeterLawford(seeTheRatPack),257 TheMonkees,223
LindaLawson,183 MarilynMonroe,225
GeorgeLazenby,184 ElizabethMontgomery,227
TimothyLearyandOwsley,185 KeithMoon,228
JanetLeigh,186 JimMorrison,230
RichardLester,188 JanetMunro,232
TheLet’sMakeaDealers,189 MurphtheSurf,233
JohnLindsay,190
PeggyLipton,191 JoeNamath,233
LizandDick,192 PaulNewmanandRobertRedford,235
VeronicaLodge(seeJudyJetson),160 JulieNewmar(seeCatwomen),73
JulieLondon,194 NichelleNichols,237
ClaudineLonget,195 JackNicholson,238
JackLord,196 Nico(seeTheVelvetUnderground),316
DonnaLoren,197 ChrisNoel,239
SophiaLoren,198 KimNovak,240
TinaLouiseandDawnWells,199
LuluandJudyGeeson,201 PeterO’TooleandOmarSharif,241
LorettaLynn,202 Owsley(seeTimothyLeary),185
SueLyon,204
January3,1926—ProducerGeorgeMartinisborninLondon.
January3,1944—U.S.swimmingstarChrisVonSaltzaisborn(shewillwinthreegoldmedalsandasilveratthe1960OlympicGamesinRome).
January3,1945—SingerStephenStillsisborninDallas,Texas. o January4,1937—ActressDyanCannonisborninTacoma,Washington.
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AnitaPallenberg,243 JeanSeberg,278
ArnoldPalmer,244 JaySebring(seeSharonTate),304
LucianaPaluzzi(seeDanielaBianchi),53 EdieSedgwick(seeWarholSuperstars),319
BarbaraParkins,245 PeterSellers,279
AllisonParks(seePlaymatesoftheYear),249 RodSerling,280
JulieParrish(seeElvis’sActresses),108 OmarSharif(seePeterO’Toole),241
Peter,PaulandMary,246 WilliamShatner,281
WilsonPickett,247 AlanShepard,282
SylviaPlath,248 JeanShrimpton,283
PlaymatesoftheYear,249 SimonandGarfunkel,284
SidneyPoitier,251 FrankSinatra(seeTheRatPack),257
StefaniePowers,252 NancySinatra,286
ElvisPresley(seeThePresleys),254 TheSingingandStarringNuns,287
PriscillaPresley(seeThePresleys),254 TheSmothersBrothers,289
ThePresleys,254 ElkeSommer,290
JulietProwse,255 SonnyandCher,291
TerrySouthern,293
MaryQuant,256 PhilSpector,294
DustySpringfield,296
TheRatPack,257 TerenceStamp(seeMichaelCaine),61
OtisRedding,260 BarbaraSteele,297
RobertRedford(seePaulNewman),235 ConnieStevens,298
LynnRedgrave(seeTheRedgraves),261 StellaStevens,299
VanessaRedgrave(seeTheRedgraves),261 JayStewart(seeTheLet’sMakeaDealers),189
TheRedgraves,261 JillSt.John,300
MandyRice-Davies TheSupremes,302
(seeChristineKeeler),166 JacquelineSusann,303
CathyRigby,262
DianaRiggandPatrickMacnee,263 SharonTateandJaySebring,304
TheRollingStones,265 ElizabethTaylor(seeLizandDick),192
KatharineRoss,267 LeighTaylor-Young,306
EdRoth,268 MarloThomas,307
DanRowan(seeRowanandMartin),269 PamelaTiffin,309
RowanandMartin,269 TinyTim,310
DarrellRoyal,270 FrançoisTruffaut,311
WilmaRudolph,271 Twiggy,312
JimRyun,272
RogerVadim,313
TheSanFranciscoSound,273 MamieVanDoren,314
VidalSassoon,275 RobertVaughn(seeTheMenfromU.N.C.L.E.),219
LaloSchifrin,276 TheVelvetUndergroundandNico,316
JanetteScott(seeMarthaHyer),155 KurtVonnegut(seeJosephHeller),147
January5,1963—CamelotclosesonBroadwayafter873performances. o January5,1964—TheSingingNunappearsonTheEdSullivanShow.
January5,1988—BasketballstarPeteMaravichdies. o January5,1998—SonnyBonodiesskiingatLakeTahoe,California.
January6,1931—ActressCapucineisborninToulon,France. o January6,1957—ElvisPresleymakeshislastappearanceonTheEdSullivanShow.
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AkikoWakabayashi(seeMieHama),136 AdamWest(seeBatmen),40
DeborahWalley(seeElvis’sActresses),108 TheWho,325
BurtWard(seeBatmen),40 NatalieWood,327
AndyWarhol,317
WarholSuperstars,319 CelesteYarnall,329
DionneWarwick,321 SusannahYork,331
RaquelWelch,322
TuesdayWeld,324 PhotoCredits,332
DawnWells(seeTinaLouise),199 TheEncycoolpedia’sEncycoolpediast,334
JannWenner(seeRalphJ.Gleason),132
Sidebars
10GreatBoxers,17 Another15Cool’60sCartoons(withDebutYear),161
Indy500Winners,22 WorldSeriesChampions(andManagers),176
10ClassicConcerts,31 Oscar-WinningDirectors,179
Tony-WinningPlaysandMusicals,34 WimbledonWinners,182
MoreCoolScreenCars,37 LeagueLeadersinHomeRuns,209
40Bat-tasticGuestsonBatman,41 OscarsforBestActor,211
RollingStoneMagazine’s 30ClassicWarMovies,218
10GreatestAlbumsofAllTime,44 ADozenLate-’60s“Bubblegum”Hits,224
TheBeatlesbytheNumbers,46 10ClassicQuarterbacks,234
10LegendaryRunningBacks,60 Top-GrossingMoviesbyYear
10SurfStars,68 (ApproximateU.S.Gross),237
NBAChampions(andRunners-Up),76 MastersChampions(withWinningScore
OscarsforBestActress,79 andMarginofVictory),245
20Mid-’60sBritishInvaders(andU.S.Hits),81 PlaymatesoftheYear(withAges),251
Bond’sConquests,’62–’67,87 Stones’U.S.Top10Hitsinthe’60s,266
’60sAthletesintheU.S.OlympicHallofFame,96 10LegendaryCoaches,271
’60sDJsintheRadioHallofFame,98 10MoreSanFranciscoBands(and’60sHits),274
TopNielsen-RatedShows,101 20ClassicTVThemesandComposers,277
30Artists(ofThousands) TheMercurySeven(and’60sFlights),283
WhoHaveRecordedDylan’sSongs,103 ’60sStarsintheRockandRollHallofFame
Elvis’s’60sMovies(withCo-StarringActresses),109 (withYearofInduction),286
ADozenDisneylandDebuts,113 GirlGroupswithTop-ThreePopHits(’60–’65),295
ADozenBeach-MovieCameos,123 15MoreHorrorHits,297
30CoolToys(YearIntroduced),127 20MoreSuperstars,320
ADozenSuperSportscasters,133 30Non-ElvisMovieMusicals,328
PlaymateStats,146 Live-ActionScience-Fiction/FantasyTVShows
HeismanTrophyWinners,154 (withYears),330
Another15Sci-FiClassics,156 OscarsforBestPicture,331
MotorTrendMagazine’sCaroftheYear,158
January6,1968—Lulu’s“BestofBothWorlds”hitsthecharts. o January7,1946—RollingStonefounderJannWennerisborn.
January7,1961—TheAvengersmakesitsdebutinEngland(theshowcomestoAmericafouryearslater).
January7,1966—SeanConnerymakesthecoverofLife. o January7,1968—Thepriceofafirst-classstampjumpsfromfivecentstosix.