History Channel - David Halberstam's The Fifties (1997) - Pt. 3 of 7

It was America's coming-out party. A decade-long celebration of growth and power, fueled by the victory in WWII. Based on Pulitzer Prize winner David Halberstam's bestselling book, this lively series casts a nostalgic eye back on the years of Ozzie and Harriet and the Hula Hoop, years which nonetheless paved the way for the turmoil of the decades to follow. From Sputnik to Elvis, bobby-socks to the Kinsey Report, DAVID HALBERSTAM'S THE FIFTIES is a breathtaking collage of the people, music, memories, fads and issues that sent the first Baby Boomers on their way. Countless interviews, clips from landmark TV shows and movies and specially-produced music videos set to original '50's hits capture the intense tapestry of optimism and fear, repression and discovery that was THE FIFTIES.


Episode 3 - Let's Play House

A decade comes clean in the third installment of Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam's series. Conforming to the idealized visions of family as depicted on their new televisions, Americans settle into enjoying the American Dream, but discordant voices are beginning to be heard. Grace Metallious's "Peyton Place", Sloan Wilson's "The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit" and the opinions of feminists like Betty Friedan begin to make Americans question the hidden burden of having the "perfect" family.



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