WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT 1962







TOP MOVIES OF 1962

Spartacus - is a 1960's American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast. The life story of the historical figure Spartacus and the events of the Third Servile War were adapted by Dalton Trumbo as a screenplay.
    The film stars Kirk Douglas as rebellious slave Spartacus and Laurence Olivier as his foe, the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus. Co-starring are Peter Ustinov (who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus), John Gavin (as Julius Caesar), Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, John Ireland, Herbert Lom, Woody Strode, Tony Curtis, John Dall and Charles McGraw. The film won four Oscars in all.

West Side Story -

Lover Come Back -

That Touch of Mink -

El Cid -

The Music Man -

King of KIngs -

Hatari -

The Flower Drum Song -

The Interns -

TOP MUSIC OF 1962

Pepermit Twist - Part 1 . . . Joey Dee
Duke of Earl . . . Gene Chandler
Hey ! Baby . . . Bruce Channel
Don't Break My Heart That Loves You . . . Connie Francis
Johnny Angel . . . Shelley Fabares
Good Luck Charm . . . Elvis Presley
Soldier Boy . . . The Shirelles
Stranger on the Shore . . . Mr. Acker Bilk
I Can't Stop Loving You . . . Ray Charles
The Stripper . . . David Rose and His Orchestra


GRAMMY AWARDS FOR 1962

RECORD OF THE YEAR - I Left My Heart in San Francisco . . . Tony Bennett
SONG OF THE YEAR - What Kind of Fool Am I . . . Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
MALE VOCALIST - Tony Bennet . . . I Left My Heart in San Francisco
FEMALE VOCALIST - Ella Fitzgerald . . . Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson Riddle

MOST POPULAR TELEVISION SHOWS OF 1962

The Beverly Hill Billies - An American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr. The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top twenty most watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one series of the year, with a number of episodes that remain among the most watched television episodes of all time

Candid Camera - An American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947. After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948. In 1962 it was showing on CBS an Its last original broadcast was on May 5, 2004.
    The format has appeared on U.S. TV networks and in syndication (first-run) in each succeeding decade, as either a regular show or a series of specials. Funt himself hosted or co-hosted almost all of the TV versions until a 1993 stroke from which he never recovered. His son Peter Funt, who had co-hosted the specials with his father since 1987, became the producer and host

The Red Skelton Show - an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke (1955–1975) and third to The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971) in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well.
    Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.

Bonanza - an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series (behind Gunsmoke) and still continues to air in syndication, The show centers on the Cartwright family, which lives in the area near Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The show stars Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, and David Canary.
    The show's title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regards to a large vein or deposit of ore,[1] and commonly refers to The Comstock Lode. In 2002, Bonanza was ranked No. 43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Lucy Show - an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1962-68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965-66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star.
    The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966-67 and 1967-68.

The Andy Griffith Show - An American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts), a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), and a young son, Opie (Ron Howard, billed as Ronny). Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life.
    The series was a major hit, never placing lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ending its final season at number one. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show entitled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964), a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D. (1968), and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry (1986). The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air across the United States, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.

Ben Cassey - an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, *, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.
    The series stars Vince Edwards as medical doctor Ben Casey, a young, intense but idealistic surgeon at County General Hospital. His mentor was Doctor David Zorba, played by Sam Jaffe. At the beginning of the 1965 season, Jaffe left the show and Franchot Tone replaced Zorba as new Chief of Surgery, Doctor Daniel Niles Freeland. The show began running multi-episode stories and Casey developed a romantic relationship with Jane Hancock (Stella Stevens), who had just emerged from a coma after thirteen years.

The Danny Thomas Show - Known as Make Room for Daddy during the first three seasons, is an American sitcom which ran from 1953-1957 on ABC and from 1957-1964 on CBS. A revival series known as Make Room for Granddaddy aired on ABC from 1970-1971.
    In March 1953, Danny Thomas first signed the contract for the show with ABC and chose Desilu Studios to film it using its three-camera method. Two proposed titles during pre-production were The Children's Hour[2] and Here Comes Daddy.
    Thomas played Danny Williams, a successful comedian and nightclub entertainer. Jean Hagen played his serious and loving wife Margaret, Sherry Jackson their daughter Terry, and Rusty Hamer their son Rusty. The show's premise dealt with Danny rarely having time to spend with his family and Margaret dealing with the children on her own. Margaret often felt neglected by her husband and on several occasions felt like leaving him. Margaret was a society woman and strict with the children but loved her family.

The Dick Van Dyke Show - An American television sitcom that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. It was produced by Reiner with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff. The music for the show's theme song was written by Earle Hagen. A three-camera/studio audience format was used during production.[citation needed]
    The series won 15 Emmy Awards. In 1997, the episodes "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" and "It May Look Like a Walnut" were ranked #8 and #15 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, it was ranked #13 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
    The two main settings show the work and home life of Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), the head writer of a comedy/variety show produced in Manhattan. Viewers are given an "inside look" at how a television show (the fictitious The Alan Brady Show) was written and produced. Many scenes deal with Rob and his coworkers, writers Buddy Sorrell (Morey Amsterdam) and Sally Rogers (Rose Marie). Mel Cooley (Richard Deacon), a balding straight man and recipient of numerous insulting one-liners from Buddy, was the show's producer and the brother-in-law of the show's star, Alan Brady (Carl Reiner). As Rob, Buddy, and Sally write for a comedy show, the premise provides a built-in forum for them to be making jokes constantly. Other scenes focus on the home life of Rob, his wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), and son Richie (Larry Mathews), who live at 148 Bonnie Meadow Road in suburban New Rochelle, New York. Also often seen are their next-door neighbors and best friends, Jerry Helper (Jerry Paris), a dentist, and his wife Millie (Ann Morgan Guilbert).

Gunsmoke - an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961, and John Dunning[1] writes that among radio drama enthusiasts "Gunsmoke is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind and any time."
    The television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and was the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes. In 2010, Law & Order tied this record of 20 seasons (but only 456 episodes). At the end of its run in 1975, Los Angeles Times columnist Cecil Smith wrote "Gunsmoke was the dramatization of the American epic legend of the west. Our own Iliad and Odyssey, created from standard elements of the dime novel and the pulp western as romanticized by Buntline, Harte, and Twain. It was ever the stuff of legend.
    The TV series ran from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, on CBS with 635 total episodes. The first twelve seasons aired Saturdays at 10:00, seasons thirteen through sixteen aired Mondays at 7:30 and the last four seasons aired Mondays at 8:00. Its longevity has runners-up questioning its primacy as longest run. It is the longest running, prime time series of the 20th century. Today, it still has the highest number of scripted episodes for any, U.S. primetime, commercial live-action television series.
    James Arness and Milburn Stone portrayed their Gunsmoke characters for 20 consecutive years, as did Kelsey Grammer as the character Frasier Crane, but over two half-hour sitcoms. George Walsh, the announcer for Gunsmoke, began in 1952 on radio's Gunsmoke and continued until television's Gunsmoke was canceled in 1975.

DID YOU KNOW ? ? ?

COST OF LIVING IN 1962

Yearly Inflation Rate . . . 1.20%
Average Cost of New Home . . . $12,500
Average Income Per Year . . . $5,556
Average Monthly rent . . . $110 per month
Tuition to Harvard University . . . $1,520
All Wheel Scout Off Road . . . $2,150
Renault Imported Car . . . $1,395
Average Cost of New Car . . . $3,125
Eggs per dozen . . . 32 cents   { And Some time you got them even cheaper on sale !! }
Gasoline per gallon . . . 28 cents   { We saw it even cheaper when gas stations had a gas war.}
Factory Worker Average Weekly Take Home Pay with 3 Dependents . . . $94.87


A RANDOM LISTING OF SOME OF THE EVENTS OF 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

First US Rocket "Ranger IV" lands on the moon

Marilyn Monroe is found dead after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills

First Wal-Mart discount store is opened by Sam Walton in Bentonville, Arkansas

First Kmart department store opens in Garden City, Michigan

John H. Glenn Jr. becomes first American to orbit the earth during Friendship 7 orbit

Oral Polio Vaccine developed by Albert Sabin given to millions of children to combat Polio

Rioting on University of Mississippi Campus following black student James Meredith attempting to enroll ending when federal troops and US Marshals take control

Johnny Carson takes over hosting duties of The Tonight Show

Release of first Beatles recording: the single "Love Me Do"

Andy Warhol's famous painting of a Can of Soup

Telstar relays the first live trans-Atlantic television signal

The first use of silicone breast implants by Houston plastic surgeons






BUT DID YOU REMEMBER THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS



1962 BUFFALO ANNUAL DEDICATION

For his loyal service to French High School and its students, we take pride in dedicating our 1962 Buffalo to Mr. Archie Rodgers.

MR. F. H. S. - Price Bradshaw

MISS F. H. S. - Bitsy Barr

STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT - Cheryl Venable

STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS

CHAPLAIN - Jimmy Blaylock
VICE PRESIDENT- BeverlY Harmon
RECORDING SECRETARY - Berton Middleton
TREASURER - Bitsy Barr
PARLIAMENTARIAN - Jody Brady

MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL
Robert Wolfe, Judy Smith, Sandra Alford, Michael Hanning, Linda Hofmann, Charlotte Lockhart, Edward Hodge, Guy Youngblood, Jo Ann Rogers, Paula Baskin, Jane Lukenbill, Darla Kay McMurray, Jean Strickland, Gwen Smith, ichael brown, Bill Swartzm John Roy,

SPORTS

FOOTBALL - The Varsity Football Team improved it's record over the 1961 season by doubling it's victories with wins of Henderson High School and Beaumont High School. The two victories gave the team something to build on in 1963. " We didn't win many games but we never lost a dance."

BASKETBALL - The Varsity Basketball Team had a sucessful district season with 8 victories out of their 10 game season. French shared the District Crown with Port Arthur.

BASEBALL - The Varsity Baseball Team had a sucessful season with 10 victories out of their 15 game season.

OTHER SPORTS - Sorry I don't know the results of the other sports

F.H.S. ROYALITY

WINTER QUEEN - Carole Mance

TWIRP KING - Charles Stanford

MARDI GRAS QUEEN - Shively Morgan

HOMECOMING QUEEN - Glenda Williams





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