Actress Mia Farrow, daughter of former TARZAN co-star Maureen O'Sullivan, was just making a name for herself in '66 when she surprised many by marrying the much older Frank Sinatra. Everyone said it wouldn't last. It didn't. In two years, they divorced. The image above was in LIFE in '66 before they were wed. Just two pages later saw the ad below featuring Woody Allen who would last a lot longer in Mia's life many years later before that relationship ended in its own scandal! Ah, Hollywood!
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Mia's Men
Posted on 12:47 by john cena
Actress Mia Farrow, daughter of former TARZAN co-star Maureen O'Sullivan, was just making a name for herself in '66 when she surprised many by marrying the much older Frank Sinatra. Everyone said it wouldn't last. It didn't. In two years, they divorced. The image above was in LIFE in '66 before they were wed. Just two pages later saw the ad below featuring Woody Allen who would last a lot longer in Mia's life many years later before that relationship ended in its own scandal! Ah, Hollywood!
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Super 6
Posted on 21:30 by john cena
A largely forgotten highlight of '66 was the Depatie-Freleng Saturday morning cartoon spoof, SUPER 6. Hopefully more folks will discover it now that it's just out on DVD. Here's a review at CARTOON RESEARCH.
http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/dvd-review-depatie-frelengs-super-6/
Thor
Posted on 09:12 by john cena
Seen above is the very first issue of Marvel's THOR comic from the beginning of '66. To be fair, the series had been running for about four years already but the book it had started in was entitled JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. By '66, mystery had been replaced by majesty and Jack Kirby's rampant imagination was allowed to go crazy with Gods and aliens and monsters.
Saturday, 27 July 2013
Zorro Il Ribelle
Posted on 15:43 by john cena
The continued popularity of Guy Williams as walt Disney's ZORRO led to a revival of interest in the character internationally and many new Zorro flicks that would never see US shores except maybe in TV syndication years later. This one from '66 stars one Howard Ross aka Renato Rossini.
Friday, 26 July 2013
Lucky Charms
Posted on 20:27 by john cena
Arthur Anderson is the original voice of Lucky Charms in this vintage '66 animated commercial.
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Campbell's Vegetable Soup
Posted on 10:15 by john cena
In '66, this was without a doubt my favorite food, eaten several times a week out of a small green plastic bowl. My mother would heat it in a small pan, adding a full can of water. There would be enough for two bowls full and I'd eat them both with tons of saltines! Mmm-mmm, GOOD! To coin a phrase.
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Peter, Paul and Mary-Early Morning Rain
Posted on 19:05 by john cena
Folk music became a major fixture on the public scene beginning in the late fifties with many of the great rock artists of the late sixties growing out of that scene. Peter, Paul and Mary, with their immaculate harmonies and classy outfits, helped to mainstream the music and continued to be important exponents throughout the decade and beyond. Here they are in '66.
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels
Posted on 06:00 by john cena
Although copyrighted 1967, a pre-gonzo Hunter S. Thompson published his first book, this "non-fiction novel" in '66, putting the spotlight on motorcycle club Hell's Angels.
Sunday, 14 July 2013
The Dating Game's Nighttime Debut-With Sally Field
Posted on 18:34 by john cena
Although it had begun on daytime TV the year before, THE DATING GAME was so popular that a nighttime version began in '66. Here is that episode, guest-starring former GIDGET and future FLYING NUN and Oscar winner Sally Field.
Saturday, 13 July 2013
The Dot Record Club
Posted on 18:08 by john cena
Dot Records was a bit behind the times in '66. In what was arguably rock and roll's biggest year on and off the charts, their record club offered Pat Boone, Liberace, Eddie Fisher, The Andrews Sisters, Harry James, Myron Floren??????!!!!!!! They switched to country in '68 and managed to last another 9 years before dissolving.
Friday, 12 July 2013
Attack of the Robots
Posted on 17:34 by john cena
Controversial director Jesus Franco presented this picture in '66, starring American expatriate actor Eddie Constantine and Fernando Rey, later the villain in the US FRENCH CONNECTION films.
Monday, 8 July 2013
Amazing Spider-Man Annual # 3
Posted on 21:30 by john cena
One of my very favorite comic books of the year I first started collecting comic books. The Avengers try to recruit Spider-Man and test him by pitting him against the Hulk! Daredevil has a cool cameo as well. The all-new story is actually rather short and is backed up by two classic Ditko Spidey tales!
Friday, 5 July 2013
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
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