Super 50s

Welcome to the Golden Era! If your heart skips a beat for warm family dinners, Elvis on the radio and Lucy on the screen or you like to remember iconic historic moments and test your 50s knowledge, you’re in the right place.

Super50s welcomes you back, to when respect cost nothing and family time was sacred.

  • Controversy and Censorship Elvis Presley's final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1957 stirred up quite a fuss. His hip-shaking moves were enough to make TV execs break out in a sweat. CBS was so worried about angry…

  • Early Life and Education James Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. His dad ran a hardware store, and his mom looked after the home. Jimmy, as folks called him, grew up with two younger sisters in…

  • 1. Pin-Up Style Sensation Let's explore 1950s pin-up calendars and experience the lively era where art met allure! Imagine calendars featuring the stunning Bettie Page, with her iconic jet-black bangs and eye-catching wardrobe. She wasn't just a pin-up darling; she…

  • Chevrolet Bel Air and Popular Models of 1950s The 1950s saw cars become more than just transportation. The Chevrolet Bel Air stood out with its $1,987 price tag and optional V-8 engine. American automakers boomed, selling over 8 million vehicles…

  • Early Life and Musical Influences B.B. King, born Riley B. King in 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi, grew up in a sharecropping family. His early musical influences came from gospel music in church. Later, legends like T-Bone Walker and Charlie…

  • Hopalong Cassidy Cap Guns in the 1950s Hopalong Cassidy, the TV cowboy hero of the 1950s, wasn't just on screens – he was in toy boxes too. Kids across the country were playing with cap guns bearing his image, living…

  • Design and Features of Remington Typewriters Let's take a trip down memory lane to the fabulous 1950s and explore Remington typewriters. These sleek machines, with their shiny metal bodies and sturdy keys, were the epitome of retro cool. The Remington…

  • 1. Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton’s Lavish Beginning Beverly Hills, 1950. Elizabeth Taylor, just 18, marries Conrad “Nicky” Hilton Jr., the hotel heir. MGM Studios footed the bill for this Hollywood production. Taylor’s gown, designed by Helen Rose, set trends…

  • Kirk Douglas’s Financial Troubles Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood legend, faced some tough times in the late 1950s. When he married Anne Buydens in 1958, his finances were in a mess. His agent Sam Norton was taking a big chunk of…