The 1958 Club Page

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ok..these aren't baby pictures..they are circa 1960, but it's all I could find!

CONTENTS

CLICK HERE:CELEBRITIES BORN IN 1958
CLICK HERE:MAJOR EVENTS OF 1958
CLICK HERE:1958 ACADEMY AWARDS
CLICK HERE:1958 EMMY AWARDS
CLICK HERE:1958 TONY AWARDS
CLICK HERE:1958 GRAMMY AWARDS
CLICK HERE:1958 TOP 20 TV SHOWS
CLICK HERE:1958 TOP ALBUMS

Those Born in 1958 include...

Madonna Michael Jackson
Prince Michelle Pfeiffer
Andie McDowall Tim Robbins
Alec Baldwin Jamie Lee Curtis
Ellen DeGeneres Sharon Stone
Kevin Bacon Gary Oldman
Annette Bening Madeline Stowe
Angela Bassett Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Brett Butler Keenan Ivory Wayans
Ice-T Mary Chapin Carpenter
Jeff Foxworthy Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Alan Jackson Holly Hunter
Megan Mullaly Kate Bush
Bebe Neuwirth Belinda Carlisle
Drew Carey Grand Master Flash
Scott Hamilton Shaun Cassidy
Steve Guttenberg Andrea Bocelli
Prince Albert Tanya Tucker
Matt Frewer Mark Lester (Oliver!)
Michael Flately Mike Mills (REM)
Bill Berry (REM) Lorenzo Lamas
Jools Holland Dinah Manoff
Anita Baker Barry Miller
Miranda Richardson Patricia Heaton
Bruce Campbell Tim Burton
Simon LeBon Steve Case
Kevin Sorbo Jennifer Tilly
Nik Kershaw Gary Numan
James McDaniel Amelia Marshall
Giancarlo Espisito Nancy Grahn
Eve Plumb Kate Collins
Jane Wiedlin Neil Finn
Ted McGinley Roma Maffia
Jennifer Saunders Scott Rudin
Taylor Negron Michael Penn
Deborah Norville Amanda Bearse
Valerie Landsburg Julie Brown
Chris Columbus Dan Castellanata
Kevin Hooks Michael Madsen
Lynn Hering J. Eddie Peck
Viggo Mortenson Thomas Dolby
Marg Helgenberger Rita Wilson
Nick Taylor John J. York
Andrew Dice Clay Robert Keith


Things that Happened in 1958

*ALVIN AILEY founded the American Dance Theater

*BILLBOARD MAGAZINE began it's HOT 100 CHART. The first #1 Record is "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson.

*THE BROOKLYN DODGERS and THE NY GIANTS move to California bringing baseball to the west coast.

*THE GRAMMY AWARDS are launched ignoring the rising predominance of Rock and Roll
Best Album goes to Henry Mancini,
Best Song to "Volare" (see awards section below)

*QUIZ SHOW SCANDALS erupt with an initial investigation on a show called "DOTTO" by the end of 1958 most quiz shows are pulled off the air.

*Rock and Roll records are destroyed in St. Louis at KWK radio station during a "Record Breaking Week".

*Vladimir Nabokov's sensational novel "Lolita" is published by Putnam after being rejected as too extreme by four other American publishers.

*VAN CLIBURN becomes the first American to win a Gold Medal at the Tchaikwsky International Piano Festival


1958 AWARDS AND STATISTICS

1958 ACADEMY AWARDS


(First Nomination took home the award)


PICTURE:
"GIGI"
"Auntie Mame"
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
"The Defiant Ones"
"Separate Tables"

ACTOR:
DAVID NIVEN in "Separate Tables"
Tony Curtis in "The Defiant Ones"
Paul Newman in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
Sidney Poitier in "The Defiant Ones"
Spencer Tracy in "The Old Man and the Sea"

ACTRESS:
SUSAN HAYWARD in "I Want to Live"
Deborah Kerr in "Separate Tables"
Shirley MacLaine in "Some Came Running"
Rosalind Russell in "Auntie Mame"
Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
BURL IVES in "The Big Country"
Theodore Bikel in "The Defiant Ones"
Lee J. Cobb in "The Brothers Karamazov"
Arthur Kennedy in "Some Came Running"
Gig Young in "Teacher's Pet"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
WENDY HILLER in "Separate Tables"
Peggy Cass in "Auntie Mame"
Martha Hyer in "Some Came Running"
Maureen Stapleton in "Lonelyhearts"
Cara Williams in "The Defiant Ones"

DIRECTOR:
VINCENTE MINNELLI for "Gigi"
Richard Brooks for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
Stanley Kramer for "The Defiant Ones"
Mark Robson for "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness"
Robert Wise for "I Want to Live!"

SCREENPLAY:
ALAN JAY LERNER for Gigi (Adapted)

STORY AND SCREENPLAY:
NATHAN E. DOUGLAS AND HAROLD JACOB SMITH for
The Defiant Ones

SONG:
Gigi (in Gigi)

SCORE, DRAMATIC OR COMEDY (MUSICAL):
The Old Man and the Sea (tie)
Gigi (tie)

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
The Defiant Ones (B&W)
Gigi (Color)

COSTUME DESIGN:
Gigi

ART DIRECTION / SET DIRECTION:
Gigi

FILM EDITING:
Gigi

FOREIGN FILM:
My Uncle (France)

SOUND:
South Pacific

SPECIAL EFFECTS:
Tom Thumb

SHORT FILMS:
Knighty Knight Bugs (Cartoon)
Grand Canyon (Live Action)

DOCUMENTARIES:
AMA Girls (Short)
White Wilderness (Feature)

1958-1959 EMMY AWARDS



BEST DRAMATIC SERIES, UNDER ONE HOUR:
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre (NBC)

BEST DRAMATIC SERIES, ONE HOUR OR LONGER:
Playhouse 90 (CBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (Continuing Character) IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Raymond Burr, Perry Mason

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (Continuing Character) IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Loretta Young, Loretta Young Show

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Continuing Character) IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Dennis Weaver, Gunsmoke

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Continuing Character) IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Barbara Hale, Perry Mason

BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A DRAMATIC SERIES, Less Than One Hour:
Jack Smight, Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: "Eddie"

BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A DRAMATIC SERIES, Less Than One Hour:
Alfred Brenner and Ken Hughes, Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: "Eddie"

BEST SPECIAL DRAMATIC PROGRAM, One Hour or Longer:
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Little Moon of Alban (NBC)

BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE DRAMATIC PROGRAM, One Hour or Longer:
George Schaefer, Hallmark Hall of Fame: Little Moon of Alban

BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE DRAMATIC PROGRAM, One Hour or Longer:
James Costigan, Hallmark Hall of Fame: Little Moon of Alban

MOST OUTSTANDING SINGLE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR:
An Evening With Fred Astaire (NBC)

BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR:
Fred Astaire, An Evening With Fred Astaire

BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS:
Julie Harris, Hallmark Hall of Fame: Little Moon of Alban

BEST COMEDY SERIES:
Jack Benny Show (CBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE(Continuing Character) IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jack Benny, Jack Benny Show

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE (Continuing Character) IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jane Wyatt, Father Knows Best

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Continuing Character) IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Tom Poston, Steve Allen Show

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Continuing Character) IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Ann B. Davis, Bob Cummings Show

BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A COMEDY SERIES:
Peter Tewksbury, Father Knows Best: "Medal for Margaret"

BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A COMEDY SERIES:
Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Hal Goldman and Al Gordon, Jack Benny Show: "Jack Benny Show With Ernie Kovacs"

BEST MUSICAL OR VARIETY SERIES:
Dinah Shore Chevy Show (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR (Continuing Character) IN A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SERIES:
Perry Como, Perry Como Show

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS (Continuing Character) IN A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SERIES:
Dinah Shore, Dinah Shore Chevy Show

BEST MUSICAL OR VARIETY PROGRAM, ONE HOUR OR LONGER:
An Evening With Fred Astaire (NBC)

BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE MUSICAL OR VARIETY PROGRAM:
Bud Yorkin, An Evening With Fred Astaire

BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE MUSICAL OR VARIETY PROGRAM:
Bud Yorkin and Herbert Baker, An Evening With Fred Astaire

BEST WESTERN SERIES:
Maverick (ABC)

BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM SERIES:
Omnibus (NBC)

BEST NEWS REPORTING SERIES:
Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC)

BEST SPECIAL NEWS PROGRAM:
Face of Red China (CBS)

BEST NEWS COMMENTATOR OR ANALYST:
Edward R. Murrow

BEST PANEL, QUIZ OR AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SERIES:
What's My Line? (CBS)

1958 TONY AWARDS



PLAY:
Sunrise at Campobello

MUSICAL:
The Music Man

ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Ralph Bellamy, Sunrise at Campobello

ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Helen Hayes, Time Remembered

SUPPORTING OR FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Henry Jones, Sunrise at Campobello

SUPPORTING OR FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Anne Bancroft, Two for the Seesaw

ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Robert Preston, The Music Man

ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Thelma Ritter, New Girl in Town
Gwen Verdon, New Girl in Town

SUPPORTING OR FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
David Burns, The Music Man

SUPPORTING OR FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Barbara Cook, The Music Man

AUTHOR OF A PLAY:
Dore Schary, Sunrise at Campobello

AUTHOR OF A MUSICAL:
Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey, The Music Man

DIRECTOR OF A PLAY:
Vincent J. Donehue, Sunrise at Campobello

PRODUCERS OF A PLAY:
Lawrence Langner, Theresa Helburn, Armina Marshall and Dore Schary, Sunrise at Campobello

PRODUCERS OF A MUSICAL:
Kermit Bloomgarden, Herbert Greene and Frank Productions, The Music Man

COMPOSER AND LYRICIST:
Meredith Willson, The Music Man

SCENIC DESIGNER:
Oliver Smith, West Side Story

COSTUME DESIGNER:
Motley, The First Gentleman

CHOREOGRAPHER:
Jerome Robbins, West Side Story

CONDUCTOR OR MUSICAL DIRECTOR:
Herbert Greene, The Music Man

Stage Technician:
Harry Romar, Time Remembered

SPECIAL AWARDS:
New York Shakespeare Festival
Mrs. Martin Beck

1958 GRAMMY AWARDS



RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare), Domenico Modugno

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
The Music From Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini (RCA)

SONG OF THE YEAR:
Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu, Domenico Modugno, songwriter

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE, MALE:
Catch a Falling Star, Perry Como

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE, FEMALE:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book, Ella Fitzgerald

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A VOCAL GROUP OR CHORUS:
That Old Black Magic, Louis Prima and Keely Smith

BEST RHYTHM AND BLUES PERFORMANCE:
Tequila, Champs

BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE, INDIVIDUAL:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, Ella Fitzgerald

BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE, GROUP:
Basie, Count Basie

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A DANCE BAND:
Basie, Count Basie

BEST COUNTRY AND WESTERN PERFORMANCE:
Tom Dooley, Kingston Trio

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ORCHESTRA:
Billy May's Big Fat Brass, Billy May

BEST ARRANGEMENT:
The Music From Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini, arranger

BEST MUSICAL COMPOSITION FIRST RECORDED AND RELEASED IN 1958 (More Than Five Minutes):
Cross Country Suite, Nelson Riddle, composer

BEST ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM, BROADWAY OR TELEVISION:
The Music Man, Meredith Willson (Capitol)

BEST SOUNDTRACK ALBUM, DRAMATIC PICTURE SCORE OR ORIGINAL CAST:
Gigi, André Previn (MGM)

BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, ORCHESTRA:
Gaîté Parisienne, Felix Slatkin conducting Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, CHAMBER MUSIC (Including Chamber Orchestra):
Beethoven, Quartet 130, Hollywood String Quartet

BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, INSTRUMENTAL (With Concerto Scale Accompaniment):
Tchaikovsky, Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, Van Cliburn, pianist; Kiril Kondrashin Symphony Orchestra

BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, INSTRUMENTAL (Other Than Concerto Scale):
Segovia Golden Jubilee, Andrés Segovia

BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, OPERATIC OR CHORAL:
Virtuoso, Roger Wagner Chorale

BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE, VOCAL SOLOIST (With or Without Orchestra):
Operatic Recital, Renata Tebaldi

BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE:
The Chipmunk Song, David Seville

BEST PERFORMANCE, DOCUMENTARY OR SPOKEN WORD:
The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows, Stan Freberg

BEST RECORDING FOR CHILDREN:
The Chipmunk Song, David Seville (Liberty)

BEST ALBUM COVER:
Only the Lonely, Frank Sinatra (Capitol)

TOP 20 TV PROGRAMS 58-59 SEASON


  1. GUNSMOKE
  2. WAGON TRAIN
  3. HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
  4. THE RIFLEMAN
  5. THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW
  6. MAVERICK
  7. TALES OF WELLS FARGO
  8. THE REAL MCCOYS
  9. I'VE GOT A SECRET
  10. WYATT EARP
  11. THE PRICE IS RIGHT
  12. THE RED SKELTON SHOW
  13. ZANE GREY THEATER (TIE)
  14. FATHER KNOWS BEST (TIE)
  15. THE TEXAN
  16. WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE (TIE)
  17. PETER GUNN (TIE)
  18. CHEYENNE
  19. PERRY MASON
  20. THE TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD SHOW


TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 1958


  1. MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL CAST)
  2. THE MUSIC MAN (ORIGINAL CAST)
  3. JOHNNY'S GREATEST HITS (JOHNNY MATHIS)
  4. SOUTH PACIFIC (SOUNDTRACK)
  5. COME FLY WITH ME (FRANK SINATRA)
  6. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (SOUNDTRACK)
  7. WARM (JOHNNY MATHIS)
  8. SOUTH PACIFIC (ORIGINAL CAST)
  9. RICKY (RICKY NELSON)
  10. THE KING AND I (SOUNDTRACK)


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