Tag Archives: 1959

The Steve Allen Show: Lenny Bruce (1959)

Source:The Daily Review  “Lenny is tender/mean/sweet at the same time. Enjoy! One of my favorite comedy bits of him.” From Sam Legend Wrestling “Lenny’s heart-wrenching take on solitude and love’s end… It always makes my eyes dewy: Lenny’s SO autobiographical here, … Continue reading

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CBS News: Face The Nation- Fidel Castro (1959)

“Shortly after leading rebel forces in overthrowing Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro appeared on the Jan. 11, 1959 edition of Face the Nation.” From CBS News This was just after the Castro Communists had taken power in Cuba in 1958, … Continue reading

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Valhalla Cinema: Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Source:Valhalla Cinema I saw Anatomy of a Murder last week on TCM and Robert Osborne described the movie as a very serious, or deeply serious, or something to that effect. But if you are familiar with Jimmy Stewart and a … Continue reading

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The Mike Wallace Interview: Rod Serling (1959)

. Rod Serling is obviously famous for The Twilight Zone and that he created it and he created Thriller as well and several other shows. But what I believe is his mark on Hollywood is that he gave millions of … Continue reading

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Major Kong: The Kitchen Debate-Richard Nixon vs. Nikita Khrushchev: Liberal Democracy vs. Communism

Source: The FreeState “The Kitchen Debate was a series of impromptu exchanges (through interpreters) between then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow on July … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitchcock: North by Northwest (1959) Starring Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint

Source:The New Democrat  North by Northwest is my favorite movie of all time.  Cary Grant is my favorite actor of all time and Alfred Hitchcock is probably my favorite director of all time.  I have a couple versions of this … Continue reading

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The Mike Wallace Interview: Ayn Rand 1959 Full Interview

Source:Real Life Journal Mike Wallace, the famous CBS News journalist who made his mark on CBS 60 Minutes, to me is the best TV interviewer of all-time, or least what I’ve heard. Because he could interview anyone, because of his … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: The Mike Wallace Interview: Ayn Rand- Saving American Liberty

Source:FreeState Now I have some respect for Ayn Rand when it comes to individual liberty and even economic freedom. I’m not a fan of socialism either, but this idea of Cowboy Capitalism, which how we would describe her brand of … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: The Mike Wallace Show: Ayn Rand- Liberty vs. Statism (1959)

Source:FRS FreeState If you’re a Liberal such in my case, or a Libertarian/Objectivist in Ayn Rand’s case, you believe in individual liberty. That the people have the right to essentially govern themselves. Now, my approach to liberty compared with Ayn … Continue reading

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