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ARCHITECTURE, ART, ACTORS &
MOVIES

Overview
of American Cultural History
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html
Paul
Newman, actor
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to go to Biography Reference Bank
Type in Newman, Paul . There is an
obituary as well as two articles from Current
Biography.
http://www.biography.com/people/paul-newman-9422564
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000056/bio
West Side Story (film version in 1961)
http://www.westsidestory.com/archives_faq.php
http://movies.amctv.com/movie/53850/West-Side-Story/details
TOP
MOVIES 1960’s
http://movies.toptenreviews.com/list_d1960.htm
Walter
Gropius, architect
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Type in Gropius, Walter.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Walter_Gropius.html
I.M. Pei, architect
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Type in Pei, I M.
http://www.barth.lib.in.us/IMPei.html
Alexander
Calder , artist
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Type in Calder, Alexander
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/calder_a.html
Andy
Warhol, artist
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to go to Biography Reference Bank
Type in Warhol, Andy.
http://www.warhol.org/aboutandy/
CULTURE & FASHION
Fashion 1960’s
http://www.fashion-era.com/the_1960s_mini.htm
60’s Clothing
http://www.1960sclothing.co.uk/
Crazy Fads of the 60’s
from bell bottoms to go- go boots
http://www.crazyfads.com/60s.htm ( may have to access this site from home)
Pattern covers & magazine covers showing fashion of the 60’s
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/timelinepages/1960s1.htm
Fashion and Fads of the 60’s
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/fashion.htm
Cultural life 60’s: includes film, radio and tv; books and literature; fashion & fads; music; technology
http://the60sofficialsite.com/
Hairstyles of the
60’s
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/hair-style.htm
http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archivesnew.htm
- Photos of hairstyles from the 1960’s
BOOKS AND LITERATURE
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Overview
of American Cultural History
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html
To Kill A
Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Type in Lee, Harper.
http://www.enotes.com/authors/harper-lee
http://www.neabigread.org/books/mockingbird/
Where the
Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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Type in Sendak, Maurice
http://childrensbooks.about.com/cs/authorsillustrato/a/sendakartistry.htm
http://www.nndb.com/people/275/000023206/
http://www.embracingthechild.org/Bookspecialsendak.htm
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Type in Heller, Joseph.
http://www.who2.com/josephheller.html
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/jan2000/hel-j06.shtml
Maya
Angelou
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Type in Angelou, Maya.
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ang0bio-1
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/87
Newbery
Winners 1960’s
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm
http://eduscapes.com/newbery/date.html
http://www.carr.org/read/newberyauthors.htm
MUSIC

Overview
of American Cultural History
http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade60.html
Music of the 1960’s
Click on the genre of music, then the name of the
person or group.
http://oldies.about.com/od/60srockers/60s_Music.htm
Beatles
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Type in Beatles.
http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-beatles
Beach Boys
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Type in Wilson, Brian.
http://thebeachboys.com/
http://www.history-of-rock.com/beach_boys.htm
http://www.rockhall.com/
- search Beach Boys
Jimi Hendrix
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Type in Jimi Hendrix
http://www.jimihendrix.com/
http://www.rockhall.com
– search Jimi Hendrix
http://www.jimihendrixmemorial.com/inspiration.html
Elvis
Presley
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Biography Reference Bank
Ø
Type
in Elvis Presley
http://www.elvis.com/
http://www.history-of-rock.com/elvis_presley.htm
- Scroll down to information about the 1960’s and his career
http://www.rockhall.com/
- search Elvis Presley
American Bandstand
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/bandstnd.htm
http://www.history-of-rock.com/clark.htm
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/americanband/americanband.htm
http://www.tv.com/american-bandstand/show/2034/summary.html&full_summary=1
SPORTS
Muhammad
Ali- boxing
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Type in Ali, Muhammad.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/muhammadali.htm
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9181165
Peggy Fleming- figure
skating
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Type in Fleming, Peggy.
Ø
http://www.peggyfleming.net/
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http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/flemingpeg.shtml
Carol Heiss-figure skating
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Type in Heiss, Carol.
http://figureskating.about.com/od/profilesoffamousskaters/p/heiss.htm
http://womenshistory.about.com/
http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/heisscarol.shtml
Sandy
Koufax and the LA Dodgers- baseball
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Type in Koufax, Sandy.
http://baseball.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_cy_young_award
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline.jsp
Arthur
Ashe- tennis
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Type in Ashe, Walter.
http://www.cmgww.com/sports/ashe/about/bio.htm
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/features/1997/arthurashe/biography.html
Jack
Nicklaus- golf
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Type in Nicklaus, Jack.
http://golf.about.com/od/jacknicklaus/p/jack_nicklaus.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/jack-nicklaus-40666
http://www.sandhillsonline.com/plantation/palmer.htm
Arnold Palmer – golf
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Type in Palmer, Arnold.
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ni-Pe/Palmer-Arnold.html
http://www.arnoldpalmer.com/allarnie/biography3.aspx
http://www.sandhillsonline.com/plantation/palmer.htm
Wilma
Rudolph-track and field
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Biography Reference Bank
Type in Wilma Rudolph
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm
http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/rudolphwilma.shtml
Roberto
Clemente – baseball
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Biography Reference Bank
ü Type in Roberto
Clemente
http://www.latinosportslegends.com/clemente.htm
http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/pirates/p/clemente.htm
http://robertoclemente.si.edu/english/index.htm
http://baseballhall.org/hof/Clemente-Roberto
Willie
Mays- baseball
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Type in Mays, Willie.
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/may0bio-1
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/bio/_/id/24790/willie-mays
Joe
Namath-football
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Type in Namath, Joe.
http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=161
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620619/bio
Wilt
Chamberlain-basketball
ü Click on this button to go to
Biography Reference Bank
ü Type in Chamberlain,
Wilt
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ca-Ch/Chamberlain-Wilt.html
http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/chamberl.shtml
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