And now the end is near....
Option to ask Andi for the Artist as a hint
and so I face the final curtain
"My Way" Frank Sinatra
She played Marion “I Should Have Stayed Out of the Shower” Crane in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. It’s the most famous shower murder in history and remains terrifying 60 years later.
Who is Janet Leigh
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop were all part of what group
What is the Rat Pack
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved
What is Planet of the Apes
Feb 8th 1968
On March 11, 1961, Barbie's boyfriend makes his debut who is he?
Who is Ken
Strangers in the night exchanging glances....
Option for Artist as a hint
Wondering in the night
"Strangers in the night" Frank Sinatra
Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List
Who is Audrey Hepburn
These two stars of the I Love Lucy show got a divorce
Who are Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer
What is The Sound of Music
March 2end 1965
1960 Summer Olympics, this young man wins the gold medal in light-heavyweight boxing
Who is Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay)
At last the skies above are blue...
my heart is wrapped up in clover
"At Last"
Written by Mark Gordon and Harry Warren introduced by Glen Miller and his band, later became Etta James' signature song
Fans of Classic TV know and love her as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies
Who is Donna Douglas
When one thinks of the top African American singers and musicians of the 1960s, what style of music comes to mind
What is Motown
Bored waitress falls in love with an ex-con and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks
What is Bonnie and Clyde
Aug 13th 1967
Millions tune in on September 26 1960for the first-ever televised Presidential debate, who were the men debating
Who are JFK and Nixon
Like a river flows, surely to the sea...
Darling so it goes, some things you know are meant to be
"Can't help falling in love" - Elvis
She was an actress before she became a political activist in the 60's, and then eventually an exercise guru in the ’80s, much of the ’90s (all while continuing to have an acting career
Who is Jane Fonda
Her TV show, The French Chef, would premiere in 1962
Who is Julia Child
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
What is The Birds
March 28th 1963
Millions of fans are shocked to hear the news that this icon was found dead in her home on August 5 1962
Marilyn Monroe
Died Aug 4th 1962, found and reported on morning of Aug 5th
Only the lonely...
know the way I feel tonight OR Know this feeling ain't right
"Only the Lonely" Roy Oribson
This rising star — as well as her unborn child and others in her home — was murdered by Charles Manson’s followers on August 9, 1969
Who is Sharon Tate
Fred, Willma and Bam Bam are all characters from this cartoon series
What is The Flintstone's
Premiered in 1960
A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way
What is Breakfast at Tiffany's
Oct 5th 1961
The groundbreaking book, The Feminine Mystique by this woman sold 3 million copies in its first three years — and would spark the women's movement
Who is Betty Friedan
Published in 1963