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| + | The [[Parker–Hulme murder case|Parker–Hulme murder]] occurred in [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]] on [[June 22]]; [[1954]]. The story of the murder is said to be loosely adapted into the French film ''[[Don't Deliver Us from Evil]]'' and more faithfully into [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]''. | ||
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| '''1954''' ('''MCMLIV''') is the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the [[1950s]] decade. | '''1954''' ('''MCMLIV''') is the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the [[1950s]] decade. | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
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| *''[[Il disprezzo |Contempt]]'' by Alberto Moravia | *''[[Il disprezzo |Contempt]]'' by Alberto Moravia | ||
| *''[[The Doors of Perception ]]'' by Aldous Huxley | *''[[The Doors of Perception ]]'' by Aldous Huxley | ||
| - | *''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' by William Golding. | + | *''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' by William Golding |
| *''[[I Am Legend (novel)|I am Legend]]'' by Richard Matheson | *''[[I Am Legend (novel)|I am Legend]]'' by Richard Matheson | ||
| + | *''[[Sex in History]]'' by Gordon Rattray Taylor | ||
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| - | *''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]], starring [[Ray Milland]], [[Grace Kelly]] | + | *''[[Dial M for Murder]]'' by Alfred Hitchcock |
| - | *''[[Fear (1954 film)|Fear]]'' (La Paura), directed by [[Roberto Rossellini]], starring [[Ingrid Bergman]] | + | *''[[Fear (1954 film)|Fear]]'' by Roberto Rossellini |
| - | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (Gojira), directed by [[Ishirō Honda]] | + | *''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' by Ishirō Honda |
| - | *''[[Human Desire]]'', starring [[Gloria Grahame]] | + | *''[[Human Desire]]'' by Fritz Lang |
| - | *''[[Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome]]'', directed by [[Kenneth Anger]] | + | *''[[Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome]]'' by Kenneth Anger |
| - | *''[[Johnny Guitar]]'', directed by [[Nicholas Ray]], starring [[Joan Crawford]] | + | *''[[Johnny Guitar]]'', directed by Nicholas Ray |
| - | *''[[Rear Window]]'', directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]], starring [[James Stewart]], [[Grace Kelly]] | + | *''[[Rear Window]]'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
| - | *''[[Senso (film)|Senso]]'', directed by [[Luchino Visconti]], starring [[Alida Valli]] and [[Farley Granger]] | + | *''[[Senso (film)|Senso]]'' by Luchino Visconti |
| - | *''[[Seven Samurai]]'' (Shichinin no Samurai), directed by [[Akira Kurosawa]] | + | *''[[Seven Samurai]]'' by Akira Kurosawa |
| - | *''[[La strada (film)|La strada]]'' (The Road), directed by [[Federico Fellini]], starring [[Anthony Quinn]] | + | *''[[La strada (film)|La strada]]'' by Federico Fellini |
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | *[[Larry Levan]] (1954-1992) | + | *[[Yasuaki Shimizu]], Japanese musician |
| - | *[[François Kevorkian]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Larry Levan]], American DJ (d. 1992) |
| - | *[[Walter Gibbons]] (1954 - 1994) | + | *[[François Kevorkian]], French-born American DJ and musician |
| - | *[[Linval Thompson]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Walter Gibbons]], American DJ (d. 1994) |
| - | *[[Richard Kern]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Linval Thompson]], Jamaican musician |
| - | *[[Augustus Pablo]] (1954 - 1999) | + | *[[Richard Kern]], American photographer |
| - | *[[Cindy Sherman]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Augustus Pablo]], Jamaican musician (d. 1999) |
| - | *[[James Cameron]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Cindy Sherman]], American artist |
| - | *[[Mike Kelley]] (1954 - 2012) | + | *[[James Cameron]], American director |
| - | *[[Iain Banks]] (1954 - 2013) | + | *[[Mike Kelley]], American artist (d. 2012) |
| - | *[[Bruce Sterling]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Iain Banks]], Scottish writer (d. 2013) |
| - | *[[Alfredo de la Fé]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Bruce Sterling]], American writer |
| - | *[[Hanif Kureishi]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Alfredo de la Fé]], American musician |
| - | *[[Coen Brothers]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Hanif Kureishi]], Pakistani-British writer |
| - | *[[Ang Lee]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Coen Brothers]], American directors |
| - | *[[Alex Cox]] (1954 - ) | + | *[[Ang Lee]], Taiwanese-born American film director |
| + | *[[Alex Cox]], British director | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| *[[Dziga Vertov]] (1896 - 1954) | *[[Dziga Vertov]] (1896 - 1954) | ||
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1954 (MCMLIV) is the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade.
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Art and culture
- Studio One record label founded in Jamaica
- Ford Atmos concept car presented
- Comics Code Authority introduced
- Film Culture magazine launched
- "Une certaine tendance du cinéma français", an essay by French film critic François Truffaut,
- "The Homosexual Villain", an essay by American writer Norman Mailer
Literature
- Story of O by Pauline Réage
- Contempt by Alberto Moravia
- The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- I am Legend by Richard Matheson
- Sex in History by Gordon Rattray Taylor
Film
- Dial M for Murder by Alfred Hitchcock
- Fear by Roberto Rossellini
- Godzilla by Ishirō Honda
- Human Desire by Fritz Lang
- Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome by Kenneth Anger
- Johnny Guitar, directed by Nicholas Ray
- Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Senso by Luchino Visconti
- Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa
- La strada by Federico Fellini
Music
- "Le Déserteur" by Boris Vian
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" by Willie Dixon
- "Cucurrucucú paloma"
Births
- Yasuaki Shimizu, Japanese musician
- Larry Levan, American DJ (d. 1992)
- François Kevorkian, French-born American DJ and musician
- Walter Gibbons, American DJ (d. 1994)
- Linval Thompson, Jamaican musician
- Richard Kern, American photographer
- Augustus Pablo, Jamaican musician (d. 1999)
- Cindy Sherman, American artist
- James Cameron, American director
- Mike Kelley, American artist (d. 2012)
- Iain Banks, Scottish writer (d. 2013)
- Bruce Sterling, American writer
- Alfredo de la Fé, American musician
- Hanif Kureishi, Pakistani-British writer
- Coen Brothers, American directors
- Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born American film director
- Alex Cox, British director
Deaths
- Dziga Vertov (1896 - 1954)
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