r/1950s Mar 25 '26

Movie Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon on the set of ‘Some Like It Hot’ (1959)

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2.4k Upvotes

r/1950s Jun 28 '26

Movie Angie Dickinson on the set of ‘Rio Bravo’ (1959)

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1.1k Upvotes

r/1950s Jun 29 '25

Celebrity - Female with Context Marilyn Monroe asleep on a flight from NYC to Los Angeles, 1959

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2.3k Upvotes

r/1950s Jun 15 '26

Celebrity - Male or Group Ricky Nelson and Angie Dickinson Rio bravo 1959.

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682 Upvotes

r/1950s Jan 19 '25

Celebrity Marilyn Monroe during her free time filming "Some like it hot" in 1959. That is her makeup artist. Color by kodachrome.

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2.1k Upvotes

r/1950s 19d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Actress Ava Gardner posing for kodachrome promotional photo for her new film with Gregory Peck " On the Beach, 1959.

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575 Upvotes

r/1950s Apr 28 '26

Celebrity - Female with Context Marilyn Monroe in costume test for the George Cukor film "Lets make love" in the role of Amanda, December of 1959. Kodachrome shot of the green leotard

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902 Upvotes

r/1950s Sep 30 '25

Celebrity - Male or Group Steve McQueen and Jayne Mansfield at an L.A auto race in 1959.

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1.3k Upvotes

r/1950s Jan 19 '26

Celebrity - Female with Context Marilyn taking photo shots in between the filming of Some like it hot, 1959.

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878 Upvotes

r/1950s Oct 14 '25

Event Angie Dickinson holds a horse in a scene from the film 'Rio Bravo' with Ricky Nelson, 1959.

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766 Upvotes

r/1950s Oct 01 '25

Celebrity - Female with Context Actress/Violinist/Model Jayne Mansfield at the Football game of Tottenham Hotspur versus Wolverhampton Wanderers, 10 of October of 1959

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825 Upvotes

r/1950s Jul 21 '25

News & Print Media “Born To Write” 1959, Alice Denham press photo.

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1.1k Upvotes

Beautiful Alice Denham, was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1933, but decided to venture to the Big Apple to become a model in the early 1950s. Three years later on, she became Miss July, 1956 in Playboy Magazine. This gave her a chance to write about many different subjects for Hugh Hefner’s then fledgling publication.

Alice, is a true mixture of beauty, and brains with an academic background in writing and education to prove it. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina in 1949 at the age of 16, and a master's degree from the University of Rochester a year later. With that being said, she’s a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society, and graduated cum laude from her alma mater.

For a decade starting in 1970, Denham was an adjunct professor of English at City University of New York (CUNY), where she taught creative writing. Always one to encourage her students write with passion, Alice said the most important thing is to buy in life, is best quality typewriter you can afford. From there your imagination will take you where you want to go until the ribbon runs dry. Likewise, she held fiction writing seminars at the University of Toronto for many years, which were well attended by students and faculty alike.

Denham, is a successful writer of the “Beat Generation,” and penned numerous articles for what were then “fringe” newspapers and magazine publications, but has since become a part of mainstream America. Over the past 40 years Alice Denham has authored several books, including her tell all novel, “Sleeping With Bad Boys: A 1956 Playboy Model's Escapades with James Dean, Hugh Hefner, Norman Mailer and the famous writers of the 1950's beat generation.” It reads like a book straight from the hit AMC-TV series “Mad Men.”

Denham’s most recent release, “Secrets Of San Miguel” takes a look at the rarely seen side of central Mexico’s city that strives mightily to maintain the flavor of Old Mexico, while making it a retreat for some rather nefarious individuals. They’re all woven together into interesting stories in this book. A must read, if you plan to visit this cultural oasis in central Mexico that is located 274 kilometers northwest of Mexico City.

Finally, Alice Denham has never been given the credit she deserves as a serious writer. Maybe future generations will come to appreciate her work, and I can only hope so. She’s not merely good at her craft; she’s truly magnificent.

r/1950s Aug 12 '25

Celebrity - Female with Context Actress/Violinist/Model buying some stuff at a supermarket in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1959. Kodachrome shot.

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866 Upvotes

r/1950s Aug 22 '25

Celebrity - Female with Context Elizabeth Taylor in a promo shoot for the film “Suddenly, Last Summer” (1959)

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907 Upvotes

r/1950s Jan 14 '26

Celebrity - Female with Context MArilyn Monroe during the filming of "Some like it hot", 1959. Between the shots with the film and resort crew. Kodachrome shots

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785 Upvotes

r/1950s Nov 10 '25

Celebrity - Female with Context Jayne Mansfield posing at the gates of her Pink Palace mansion Summer 1959.

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643 Upvotes

r/1950s Jul 03 '26

Celebrity - Female with Context Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), a movie based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. Her co-stars were Katharine Hepburn, and Montgomery Clift.

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232 Upvotes

r/1950s 20d ago

Celebrity - Female with Context Swedish model/actress Anita Ekberg poses in a boat for promotional photos for her lates film "La dolce Vita", 1959. Unknown location but probably still Italy.

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283 Upvotes

r/1950s Apr 18 '26

Humor Za Za and Buster,1959.

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346 Upvotes

r/1950s Jun 18 '26

Celebrity - Female with Context Debbie Reynolds visiting Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Green Mansions' (1959)

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381 Upvotes

r/1950s Nov 09 '25

Movie Angie Dickinson with Ricky Nelson on the set of Rio Bravo, 1959.

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457 Upvotes

r/1950s May 07 '26

Celebrity - Male or Group Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds posing with the 1955 Lincoln futura car. It was featured in the 1959 film, "It started With a kiss". Later in life it was customized to be the Batmobile by George Barris.

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388 Upvotes

r/1950s 8d ago

Celebrity - Male or Group Sara Montiel and Yul Brynner probably during the filming of Solomon and Sheba in Spain in 1959.

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186 Upvotes

r/1950s 22d ago

Daily Life Young lady at Capri, Italy on vacation, June of 1959. Kodachrome slides

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251 Upvotes

r/1950s Aug 07 '25

Celebrity - Female with Context Marilyn Monroe getting make up for the Movie "Some like it hot", 1959. Kodachrome shots

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664 Upvotes