The Fabulous Fifties

Overview

The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.

Cast

Rex Harrison

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Julie Andrews

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Elaine May

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Mike Nichols

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Dick Van Dyke

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Shelley Berman

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Henry Fonda

Narrator (segment "Fifties Dead Sequence") (voice)

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Betty Comden

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Adolph Green

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Jackie Gleason

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Leora Dana

Narrator (segment "Gift from the Sea") (voice)

Maria Karnilova

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