1965 yearbook
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1965 yearbook |
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Aside from your Thunderbird being built, what was happening in 1965...
The mini skirt was born in London.
(04 jan) LBJ's "Great Society" State of the Union Address
General Westmoreland was Time Man of the Year
Japan's Bullet Train Opens
Los Angeles Riots
On Thursday, December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas was seen in more than 15 million homes, capturing nearly half of the possible audience. That week it was number two in the ratings, after Bonanza. It won critical acclaim as well as an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program and a Peabody Award for excellence in programming.
U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam
1965:
The first football game was broadcast on television: CBS
broadcast several NFL games to selected television markets across the nation in
1965. Increased interest in the game and exposure from the broadcasts sparked
expansion of the National Football League. Today, the Super Bowl is watched on
television by millions around the world, causing a thirty-second commercial spot
during the big game to cost an unbelievable $2 million.
Picture:
"THE SOUND OF MUSIC",
"Darling", "Doctor Zhivago", "Ship of Fools",
"A Thousand Clowns"
Actor:
LEE MARVIN in "Cat Ballou", Richard Burton in "The Spy Who Came
In From the Cold", Laurence Olivier in "Othello", Rod Steiger in
"The Pawnbroker", Oskar Werner in "Ship of Fools"
Actress:
JULIE CHRISTIE in "Darling", Julie Andrews in "The
Sound of Music", Samantha Eggar in "The Collector",
Elizabeth Hartman in "A Patch of Blue", Simone Signoret in "Ship
of Fools"
Supporting Actor:
MARTIN BALSAM in "A Thousand Clowns", Ian Bannen in "The Flight
of the Phoenix", Tom Courtenay in "Doctor Zhivago", Michael Dunn
in "Ship of Fools", Frank Finlay in "Othello"
Supporting Actress:
SHELLEY WINTERS in "A Patch of Blue", Ruth Gordon in "Inside
Daisy Clover", Joyce Redman in "Othello", Maggie Smith in
"Othello", Peggy Wood in "The
Sound of Music"
Director:
ROBERT WISE for "The Sound
of Music", David Lean for "Doctor Zhivago", John
Schlesinger for "Darling", Hiroshi Teshigahara for "Woman in the
Dunes", William Wyler for "The Collector"
| Play | The Subject Was Roses |
| Musical | Fiddler on the Roof |
| Actor—Play | Walter Matthau, The Odd Couple |
| Actress—Play | Irene Worth, Tiny Alice |
| Supporting or Featured Actor—Play | Jack Albertson, The Subject Was Roses |
| Supporting or Featured Actress—Play | Alice Ghostley, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window |
| Actor—Musical | Zero Mostel, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Actress—Musical | Liza Minnelli, Flora, the Red Menace |
| Supporting or Featured Actor—Musical | Victor Spinetti, Oh, What a Lovely War |
| Supporting or Featured Actress—Musical | Maria Karnilova, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Author—Play | Neil Simon, The Odd Couple |
| Author—Musical | Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Director—Play | Mike Nichols, Luv and The Odd Couple |
| Director—Musical | Jerome Robbins, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Producer—Play | Claire Nichtern, Luv |
| Producer—Musical | Harold S. Prince, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Composer and Lyricist | Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Scenic Designer | Oliver Smith, Baker Street |
| Costume Designer | Patricia Zipprodt, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Choreographer | Jerome Robbins, Fiddler on the Roof |
| Special Awards | Gilbert Miller |
| Oliver Smith |
Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed is published.
Sports
World Series
LA Dodgers d. Minnesota (4-3)
NBA Championship
Boston d. LA Lakers (4-1)
Stanley Cup
Montreal d. Chicago (4-3)
Wimbledon
Women: Margaret Smith d. M. Bueno (6-4 7-5)
Men: Roy Emerson d. F. Stolle (6-2 6-4 6-4)
Kentucky Derby Champion
Lucky Debonair
NCAA Basketball Championship
UCLA d. Michigan (91-80)
NCAA Football Champions
Alabama (AP, FW-tie) (9-1-1) & Michigan St. (UPI, NFF, FW-tie) (10-1-0)
| Record of the Year | “A Taste of Honey,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | |
| Album of the Year | September of My Years, Frank Sinatra (Reprise) | |
| Song of the Year | “The Shadow of Your Smile” (Love Theme From The Sandpiper), Paul Francis Webster and Johnny Mandel, songwriters | |
| Best New Artist | Tom Jones | |
| Most Promising New Recording Artist | Peter Serkin, pianist | |
| Best Vocal Performance, Male | “It Was a Very Good Year,” Frank Sinatra | |
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My Name Is Barbra, Barbra Streisand | |
| Best Performance By a Vocal Group | We Dig Mancini, Anita Kerr Singers | |
| Best Performance By a Chorus | Anyone for Mozart?, Swingle Singers | |
| Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Single | “King of the Road,” Roger Miller | |
| Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Vocal Performance, Male | “King of the Road,” Roger Miller | |
| Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Vocal Performance, Female | “I Know a Place,” Petula Clark | |
| Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Performance Group (Vocal or Instrumental) | “Flowers on the Wall,” Statler Brothers | |
| Best Rhythm and Blues Recording | “Papa's Got a Brand New Bag,” James Brown (King) | |
| Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group | The “In” Crowd, Ramsey Lewis Trio | |
| Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group | Ellington '66, Duke Ellington Orchestra | |
| Best Original Jazz Composition | Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts, Lalo Shifrin, composer | |
| Best Country and Western Single | “King of the Road,” Roger Miller | |
| Best Country and Western Album | The Return of Roger Miller, Roger Miller (Smash) | |
| Best Country and Western Song | “King of the Road,” Roger Miller, songwriter | |
| Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male | “King of the Road,” Roger Miller | |
| Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female | “Queen of the House,” Jody Miller | |
| Best New Country and Western Artist | Statler Brothers | |
| Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) | Southland Favorites, George Beverly Shea and the Anita Kerr Quartet (RCA) | |
| Best Folk Recording | An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba, Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba (RCA) | |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement | “A Taste of Honey,” Herb Alpert, arranger | |
| Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist | “It Was a Very Good Year,” Gordon Jenkins, arranger | |
| Best Instrumental Performance, Non-Jazz | “A Taste of Honey,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | |
| Best Score From an Original Show Album | On a Clear Day, Alan Lerner and Burton Lane (RCA) | |
| Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | The Sandpiper, Johnny Mandel, composer (Mercury) | |
| Album of the Year, Classical | Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, An Historic Return, Vladimir Horowitz (Columbia) | |
| Best Classical Performance, Orchestra | Ives, Symphony No. 4, Leopold Stokowski conducting American Symphony Orchestra | |
| Best Classical Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal | Bartók, The Six String Quartets, Juilliard String Quartet | |
| Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) | Beethoven, Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Artur Rubinstein; Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony | |
| Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra) | Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, An Historic Return, Vladimir Horowitz | |
| Best Opera Recording | Berg, Wozzeck, Karl Bohm conducting Orchestra of German Opera, Berlin; solos: Fisher-Dieskau, Lear and Wunderlich (Deutsche Grammophon) | |
| Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) | Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms; Poulenc, Gloria, Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale and RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra | |
| Best Classical Vocal Performance, With or Without Orchestra | Strauss, Salome (“Dance of the Seven Veils,” Interlude, Final Scene); The Egyptian Helen (Awakening Scene), Leontyne Price | |
| Best Composition By a Contemporary Classical Composer | Symphony No. 4, Charles Ives, composer | |
| Best Comedy Performance | Why Is There Air?, Bill Cosby | |
| Best Spoken Word or Drama Recording | John F. Kennedy: As We Remember Him (Columbia) | |
| Best Recording for Children | Dr. Seuss Presents “Fox in Sox” and “Green Eggs and Ham,” Marvin Miller (RCA) | |
| Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts | Bartók, Concerto No. 2 for Violin; Stravinsky, Concerto for Violin, James Alexander, graphic artist; George Estes, art director (RCA) | |
| Best Album Cover, Photography | Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts, Ken Whitmore, photographer; Bob Jones, art director (RCA) | |
| Best Album Notes | September of My Years, Stan Cornyn, annotator (Reprise) |
Farewell
Adlai
E. Stevenson - July 14th
Malcom
X - February
Winston Churchill
Nat King Cole
T.S. Elliot
Stan Laurel
Number 1 Billboard Rock Hits by Week:
2 Jan 1965 I Feel Fine(Beatles)
9 Jan 1965 I Feel Fine(Beatles)
16 Jan 1965 Come See about Me(Supremes)
23 Jan 1965 Downtown(Petula Clark)
30 Jan1965 Downtown(Petula Clark)
6 Feb 1965 You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'(Righteous Brothers)
13 Feb 1965 You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'(Righteous Brothers)
20 Feb 1965 This Diamond Ring(Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
27 Feb 1965 This Diamond Ring(Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
6 Mar 1965 My Girl(Temptations)
13 Mar 1965 Eight Days a Week(Beatles)
20 Mar 1965 Eight Days a Week(Beatles)
27 Mar 1965 Stop! in the Name of Love(Supremes)
3 Apr 1965 Stop! in the Name of Love(Supremes)
10 Apr 1965 I'm Telling You Now(Freddie & the Dreamers)
17 Apr 1965 I'm Telling You Now(Freddie & the Dreamers)
24 Apr 1965 Game of Love(Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders)
1 May 1965 Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter(Herman's Hermits)
8 May 1965 Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter(Herman's Hermits)
15 May 1965 Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter(Herman's Hermits)
22 May 1965 Ticket to Ride(Beatles)
29 May 1965 Help Me Rhonda(Beach Boys)
5 June 1965 Help Me Rhonda(Beach Boys)
12 June 1965 Back in My Arms Again(Supremes)
19 June 1965 I Can't Help Myself(Four Tops)
26 June 1965 Mr Tambourine Man(Byrds)
3 July 1965 I Can't Help Myself(Four Tops)
10 July 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction(Rolling Stones)
17 July 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction(Rolling Stones)
24 July 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction(Rolling Stones)
31 Jul 1965 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction(Rolling Stones)
7 Aug 1965 I'm Henry V11, I Am(Herman's Hermits)
14 Aug 1965 I Got You Babe(Sonny & Cher)
21 Aug 1965 I Got You Babe(Sonny & Cher)
28 Aug 1965 I Got You Babe(Sonny & Cher)
4 Sept 1965 Help!(Beatles)
11 Sept 1965 Help!(Beatles)
18 Sept 1965 Help!(Beatles)
25 Sept 1965 Eve of Destruction(Barry McGuire)
2 Oct 1965 Hang on Sloopy(McCoys)
9 Oct 1965 Yesterday(Beatles)
16 Oct 1965 Yesterday(Beatles)
23 Oct 1965 Yesterday(Beatles)
30 Oct 1965 Yesterday(Beatles)
6 Nov 1965 Get off of My Cloud(Rolling Stones)
13 Nov 1965 Get off of My Cloud(Rolling Stones)
20 Nov 1965 I Hear a Symphony(Supremes)
27 Nov 1965 I Hear a Symphony(Supremes)
4 Dec 1965 Turn! Turn! Turn!(Byrds)
11 Dec 1965 Turn! Turn! Turn!(Byrds)
18 Dec 1965 Turn! Turn! Turn!(Byrds)
25 Dec 1965 Over & Over(Dave Clark 5)
Number 1 Country Hits by week
1/23 You're the only world I know - Sonny james
2/20 I've got a tiger by the tail - Buck Owens
3/27 Kingof the road - Roger Miller
5/1 This is it - Jim Reeves
5/15 Girl on the billboard - Del reeves
6/5 What's he doing in my world - Eddy Arnold
6/19 Ribbon of darknes - Marty Robbins
8/7 The first thing ev'ry morning - Jimmy Dean
8/21 Yes mr Peters - Roy Dusky & Priscilla Mitchell
9/4 The bridge washed out - Warner Mack
9/11 Is it reaaly over - Jim Reevs
10/2 Only You - Buck Owens
10/9 Behind the tear - Sonny James
10/23 Hello Vietnam - Johnny Wright
11/20 May the bird of paradise fly up your nose - "little" Jimmy Dickes
12/4 Make the world go away - Eddy Arnold
12/25 Buckaroo - Buck owens & The Buckaroos
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