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| + | "The [[Advertising|advertisement]]s during [[intermission]]s are the truest reflection of an intermission from life." --''[[On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time]]'' (1959) by Guy Debord | ||
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| + | "[[A cleric who loses his faith abandons his calling; a philosopher who loses his redefines his subject]]".-- ''[[Words and Things]]'' (1959) by Ernest Gellner | ||
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| + | "She gave a distant [[Nod (gesture)|nod]] to the man on whose shoulder she had groaned, sighed and slept". --''[[Aimez-vous Brahms?]]'' (1959) by Françoise Sagan | ||
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| '''1959''' was the 959th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 59th year of the [[20th century]], and the 10th and last year of the [[1950s]] decade. | '''1959''' was the 959th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 59th year of the [[20th century]], and the 10th and last year of the [[1950s]] decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *''[[Exécution Du Testament Du Marquis De Sade]]'', performance by Jean Benoît | + | *[[Obscene Publications Act 1959 ]] |
| + | *''[[Exécution du testament du marquis de Sade]]'', performance by Jean Benoît | ||
| *the [[twist (dance)|twist]] | *the [[twist (dance)|twist]] | ||
| *''[[The Nervous Set]]'' Broadway musical | *''[[The Nervous Set]]'' Broadway musical | ||
| + | *Debut of the [[Barbie]] doll | ||
| + | *[[July 24]] – [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Nikita Khrushchev]] engage in the [[Kitchen Debate]]. | ||
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| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| *''[[Pickpocket (film)|Pickpocket]]'' by Bresson | *''[[Pickpocket (film)|Pickpocket]]'' by Bresson | ||
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| *''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' by Russ Meyer | *''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' by Russ Meyer | ||
| *''[[I Spit On Your Graves]]'' by Michel Gast | *''[[I Spit On Your Graves]]'' by Michel Gast | ||
| + | ====Shorts==== | ||
| + | *''[[The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film]]'' by Richard Lester and Peter Sellers | ||
| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| ====Non-fiction==== | ====Non-fiction==== | ||
| - | *''[[Marchand du sel]]'', a book by Marcel Duchamp | + | *''[[Salt Seller: The Writings of Marcel Duchamp]]'' by Marcel Duchamp |
| - | *''[[Hollywood Babylon]]'', a book by Kenneth Anger | + | *''[[Hollywood Babylon]]'' by Kenneth Anger |
| - | *"[[The Two Cultures]]", an essay by C. P. Snow | + | *"[[The Two Cultures]]" by C. P. Snow |
| - | *''[[Mainstreams of Modern Art]]'' by | + | *''[[Mainstreams of Modern Art]]'' by John Canaday |
| + | *''[[Words and Things]]'' by Ernest Gellner | ||
| + | *''[[The Tradition of the New]]'' by Harold Rosenberg | ||
| + | *''[[Mémoires]]'' by Guy Debord and Asger Jorn | ||
| ====Fiction==== | ====Fiction==== | ||
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| ====Poetry==== | ====Poetry==== | ||
| *[[We Real Cool]] by Gwendolyn Brooks | *[[We Real Cool]] by Gwendolyn Brooks | ||
| - | + | *[[Kick That Habit Man]] by Brion Gysin | |
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| *[[Island Records]] founded | *[[Island Records]] founded | ||
| - | *[[Clement Dodd]] opens Muzik City | + | *[[Coxsone Dodd]] opens Muzik City |
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| - | *''[[Drums of Passion (album)|Drums of Passion]]'' by Babatunde Olatunji | ||
| *''[[The Shape of Jazz to Come]]'' by Ornette Coleman | *''[[The Shape of Jazz to Come]]'' by Ornette Coleman | ||
| *''[[How to Speak Hip]]'' by Del Close and John Brent | *''[[How to Speak Hip]]'' by Del Close and John Brent | ||
| *''[[Kind of Blue]]'' by Miles Davis | *''[[Kind of Blue]]'' by Miles Davis | ||
| + | *''[[Quiet Village: The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny]]'' by Martin Denny | ||
| ====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
| *"[[Money (That's What I Want)]]" by Barrett Strong | *"[[Money (That's What I Want)]]" by Barrett Strong | ||
| - | *"[[The Peter Gunn Theme]]" by Henry Mancini | + | *"[[Peter Gunn (song)|The Peter Gunn Theme]]" by Henry Mancini |
| - | *"[[Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums Of Passion)]]" by Babatunde Olatunji | + | *"[[Jin-go-lo-ba ]]" by Babatunde Olatunji |
| *"[[Take Five]]" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet | *"[[Take Five]]" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet | ||
| *"[[Blue Rondo à la Turk]]" by Dave Brubeck | *"[[Blue Rondo à la Turk]]" by Dave Brubeck | ||
| *"[[Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko Ko Bop]]" by Little Anthony & The Imperials | *"[[Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko Ko Bop]]" by Little Anthony & The Imperials | ||
| - | *"[[Shout (The Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]" by Isley Brothers | + | *"[[Shout (Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]" by Isley Brothers |
| *"[[So What (Miles Davis composition)|So What]]" by Miles Davis | *"[[So What (Miles Davis composition)|So What]]" by Miles Davis | ||
| + | *"[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things]]" by Rodgers and Hammerstein | ||
| + | *"[[The Way I Walk]]" by Jack Scott | ||
| ===Visual culture=== | ===Visual culture=== | ||
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | *[[Kurtis Blow]] (1959 - ) | + | *[[January 2]] - [[Cristina (singer)|Cristina]], American singer ("[[Disco Clone]]") (d. 2020) |
| + | *[[January 12]] -[[Blixa Bargeld]], German singer and musician (Einstürzende Neubauten, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) | ||
| + | *[[August 9]] - [[Kurtis Blow]], American musician. | ||
| *[[Marshall Jefferson]] (1959 - ) | *[[Marshall Jefferson]] (1959 - ) | ||
| *[[Hisayasu Sato]] (1959 - ) | *[[Hisayasu Sato]] (1959 - ) | ||
| + | *[[December 24]] - [[Mark Dery]], American author, lecturer and cultural critic. | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| + | *[[December 14]] - [[Stanley Spencer]], English painter. (b. [[1891]]) | ||
| *[[Billie Holiday]], American singer (b. [[1915]]) | *[[Billie Holiday]], American singer (b. [[1915]]) | ||
| *[[Alfred Kubin]] (1877 - 1959) | *[[Alfred Kubin]] (1877 - 1959) | ||
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"The advertisements during intermissions are the truest reflection of an intermission from life." --On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time (1959) by Guy Debord "A cleric who loses his faith abandons his calling; a philosopher who loses his redefines his subject".-- Words and Things (1959) by Ernest Gellner "She gave a distant nod to the man on whose shoulder she had groaned, sighed and slept". --Aimez-vous Brahms? (1959) by Françoise Sagan |
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1959 was the 959th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1950s decade.
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Art and culture
- Obscene Publications Act 1959
- Exécution du testament du marquis de Sade, performance by Jean Benoît
- the twist
- The Nervous Set Broadway musical
- Debut of the Barbie doll
- July 24 – Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev engage in the Kitchen Debate.
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Film
- Pickpocket by Bresson
- Hiroshima mon amour by Alain Resnais
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Guilty pleasures
- Plan 9 from Outer Space by Edward D. Wood, Jr.
- Europa di notte by Alessandro Blasetti
- The Immoral Mr. Teas by Russ Meyer
- I Spit On Your Graves by Michel Gast
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Shorts
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film by Richard Lester and Peter Sellers
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Literature
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Non-fiction
- Salt Seller: The Writings of Marcel Duchamp by Marcel Duchamp
- Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger
- "The Two Cultures" by C. P. Snow
- Mainstreams of Modern Art by John Canaday
- Words and Things by Ernest Gellner
- The Tradition of the New by Harold Rosenberg
- Mémoires by Guy Debord and Asger Jorn
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Fiction
- Emmanuelle by Emmanuelle Arsan
- Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
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Theatre
- Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco
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Poetry
- We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks
- Kick That Habit Man by Brion Gysin
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Music
- Island Records founded
- Coxsone Dodd opens Muzik City
[edit]
Albums
- The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman
- How to Speak Hip by Del Close and John Brent
- Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
- Quiet Village: The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny by Martin Denny
[edit]
Singles
- "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong
- "The Peter Gunn Theme" by Henry Mancini
- "Jin-go-lo-ba " by Babatunde Olatunji
- "Take Five" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
- "Blue Rondo à la Turk" by Dave Brubeck
- "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko Ko Bop" by Little Anthony & The Imperials
- "Shout" by Isley Brothers
- "So What" by Miles Davis
- "My Favorite Things" by Rodgers and Hammerstein
- "The Way I Walk" by Jack Scott
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Visual culture
- 1959 Cadillac Eldorado, icon of 1950s excess
- Philippe Halsman's Jump Book
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Births
- January 2 - Cristina, American singer ("Disco Clone") (d. 2020)
- January 12 -Blixa Bargeld, German singer and musician (Einstürzende Neubauten, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
- August 9 - Kurtis Blow, American musician.
- Marshall Jefferson (1959 - )
- Hisayasu Sato (1959 - )
- December 24 - Mark Dery, American author, lecturer and cultural critic.
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Deaths
- December 14 - Stanley Spencer, English painter. (b. 1891)
- Billie Holiday, American singer (b. 1915)
- Alfred Kubin (1877 - 1959)
- Sax Rohmer (1883 - 1959)
- George Antheil (1900 -1959)
- George Grosz (1893 - 1959)
- Boris Vian (1920 - 1959)
- Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959)
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