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The Fifties (TV Mini Series 1997– ) Poster

(1997– )

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Tracy Dahlby ... (1 episode, 1997)
Alex Gibney ... (unknown episodes)
Susan Motamed ... (unknown episodes)

Series Writing Credits  

Ralph Ellison ... (novel) (1 episode, 1997)
Allen Ginsberg ... (poem) (1 episode, 1997)
Jack Kerouac ... (novel) (1 episode, 1997)
Alex Gibney ... (unknown episodes)
David Halberstam ... (book) (unknown episodes)

Series Cast  

Edward Herrmann ...  Narrator 7 episodes, 1997
David Halberstam ...  Self / ... 5 episodes, 1997
B.B. King ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1997
John Chancellor ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 1997
Jane Stern Jane Stern ...  Self - Author 2 episodes, 1997
Mickey Spillane ...  Self - Author 1 episode, 1997
Edward Teller ...  Self - Scientist 1 episode, 1997
Allen Ginsberg ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Pete Hamill ...  Self - Writer 1 episode, 1997
Jules Feiffer Jules Feiffer ...  Self - Cartoonist 1 episode, 1997
Dan Wakefield Dan Wakefield ...  Self - Journalist 1 episode, 1997
Robert Serber Robert Serber ...  Self - Nuclear Physicist 1 episode, 1997
Richard Rhodes Richard Rhodes ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Stuart Samuels Stuart Samuels ...  Self - Filmmaker 1 episode, 1997
Sam Phillips Sam Phillips ...  Self - Record Producer 1 episode, 1997
Jack Anderson Jack Anderson ...  Self - Journalist 1 episode, 1997
Carlos Rodriguez Carlos Rodriguez ...  Self - Korean War Vet 1 episode, 1997
Edward McCabe Edward McCabe ...  Self - Korean War Vet 1 episode, 1997
Sophie Morris Sophie Morris ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Kathleen Brindley Kathleen Brindley ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Bernice Burnett Bernice Burnett ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Frank Gibney Frank Gibney ...  Self - Journalist 1 episode, 1997
John Service John Service ...  Self - US Foreign Service, Persecuted by McCarthy 1 episode, 1997
Eugene Burnett Eugene Burnett ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Philip Morris Philip Morris ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Kensinger Jones Kensinger Jones ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
George Reedy ...  Self - Journalist 1 episode, 1997
Jess Uzwy Jess Uzwy ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Steve Buczak Steve Buczak ...  Self 1 episode, 1997
Cynthia Dale ...  Grace Metalious unknown episodes
Fisher Stevens ...  Jack Kerouac (Readings from On The Road) unknown episodes
Tracey Ullman ...  Self unknown episodes
Guy Williams ... (archive footage) unknown episodes
Dinah Shore ...  Self - Blows Kiss (archive footage) unknown episodes
Sloan Wilson Sloan Wilson ...  Self (author) unknown episodes
John Kenneth Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith ...  Self unknown episodes
Alfred Leslie Alfred Leslie ...  Self (painter, filmmaker) unknown episodes
Elizabeth Taylor ...  Self (marries) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Marilyn Monroe ...  Self (with GIs in Korea) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Grace Kelly ...  Self (weds Rainier) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Humphrey Bogart ...  Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Lauren Bacall ...  Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Elvis Presley ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Rita Hayworth ...  Sadie Thompson (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Carl Reiner ...  Self (in RCA TV ad) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Mike Nichols ...  Self (in Nichols & May sketch) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Elaine May ...  Self (in Nichols & May sketch) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Danny Kaye ...  Self (concerned about HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Paul McCartney ...  Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Ringo Starr ...  Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
John Lennon ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
George Harrison ...  Self (leaves plane) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Hugh Hefner ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Alice Pearce ...  Self (in girdle ad) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Gene Autry ...  Self (at the microphone) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Prince Rainier of Monaco ...  Self (weds Grace) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Frank Gifford ...  Self (in razor ad) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Fidel Castro ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Richard Nixon ...  Self (HUAC, with Thomas) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Duke Ellington ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Hank Williams ...  Self (sings Hey Good Lookin') (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ...  Misidentification (of Mohammed Mossadegh) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Jack Kerouac ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Jackson Pollock ...  Self (dribbles paint) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Fats Domino ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Dizzy Gillespie ...  Self (with his band, 1949) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Thelonious Monk ...  Self (plays) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Frankie Lymon Frankie Lymon ...  Self (with the Teenagers) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Charlie Parker ...  Self (plays with Dizzy) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Elizabeth Eckford ...  Self (attends Little Rock school under guard) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Margaret Truman Margaret Truman ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Grace Metalious ...  Self (interviewed by Joyce Davidson) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
John Howard Lawson John Howard Lawson ...  Self (testifies before HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Bess Truman Bess Truman ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Sam Rayburn Sam Rayburn ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945, behind Judge Stone) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Harold L. Ickes ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Alfred Kinsey ...  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Mohammed Mossadegh ...  Self (in military uniform, wears glasses) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Margaret Sanger ...  Self (interviewed by Mike Wallace) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
John H. Bradley John H. Bradley ...  Self (raises flag on Iwo Jima) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Syngman Rhee Syngman Rhee ...  Self (with MacArthur) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
J. Parnell Thomas J. Parnell Thomas ...  Self (HUAC) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Joyce Davidson Joyce Davidson ...  Self (interviews Grace Metalious) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
William D. Leahy ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Francis Biddle Francis Biddle ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Gregory Pincus Gregory Pincus ...  Self (at the microscope) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Fred M. Vinson Fred M. Vinson ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 episode, 1997
Harlan F. Stone Harlan F. Stone ...  Self (administers oath to Truman, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Franklin Sousley Franklin Sousley ...  Self (raises flag on Iwo Jima) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Joseph W. Martin Jr. Joseph W. Martin Jr. ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. Edward R. Stettinius Jr. ...  Self (sees Truman take oath, 1945) (archive footage) (uncredited) unknown episodes

Series Produced by 

Nancy Button ... producer (unknown episodes)
W. Paterson Ferns ... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Alex Gibney ... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Richard Heus ... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tim Hoxha ... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Marianne Kushmaniuk ... associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Music by 

George Blondheim ... (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by 

Michael Boland ... (unknown episodes)
Michael Ellis ... (unknown episodes)

Series Editing by 

Steve Weslak ... (unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by 

Molly Hughes ... (1 episode, 1997)

Series Sound Department 

John Martin ... sound recordist (7 episodes, 1997)
Elma Bello ... sound editor (unknown episodes)
Alison Clark ... sound (unknown episodes)
William Latanville ... assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Additional Crew 

Linda Darras ... assistant production accountant (7 episodes, 1997)
Robert Stein ... legal services (unknown episodes)
Stan Brakhage ... archive source (unknown episodes)
Joyce Davidson ... archive source (unknown episodes)
Allen Ginsberg ... archive source (unknown episodes)
Barbara Gregson ... film researcher (unknown episodes)
Victor Kushmaniuk ... archival researcher / production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Alfred Leslie ... archive source (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks 

Clark Clifford ... thanks (unknown episodes)
Yrag Rahms ... special thanks (unknown episodes)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. ... thanks (unknown episodes)

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