Arabesque

From th director who brought you SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, 1966's ARABESQUE, starring Sophia Loren and Gregory Peck, was Stanley Donen's second Hitchcock-style thriller after CHARADE.

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Marvel in Esquire-1966

In spite of that Jack Kirby signature, Spider-Man was either drawn or at least heavily retouched by John Romita. Kirby never really could draw Spidey all that well. That may have been the ONLY thing he couldn't draw all that well, though!

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King Kong Board Game

One of my very favorite board games as a kid--and one of my mother's, too. Although it was very simple, I remember us spending hours on the kitchen table playing it.

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The Three Stooges

By 1966, the Three Stooges were nearing the end of their surprising career revival which occurred when TV picked up their old Columbia shorts. Their comic book would continue longer than they did, though, and a few photo sessions got new covers that LOOKED like they were from movies but they really weren't.

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The Professionals

It may look now like a precursor to 1969's WILD BUNCH but 1966's THE PROFESSIONALS is a force unto itself, nominated as it was for 3 Academy Awards and spotlighting a classic cast including Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, Jack Palance, Ralph Bellamy and the beauteous Claudia Cardinale.

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Monkees Theme Sheet Music

As seen posted by Jeff Bottcher on Facebook.

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Moms Mabley At the White House Conference

Moms Mabley had been around for decades but it wasn't until the Civil Rights movement that white America began taking notice of her. Here's an album she had related to exactly that back in '66. (Thanx to Drew Friedman for posting on FB)

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