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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.
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
*[[Studio One (record label)|Studio One]] record label founded in Jamaica *[[Studio One (record label)|Studio One]] record label founded in Jamaica
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*"[[Une certaine tendance du cinéma français]]", an essay by French film critic François Truffaut, *"[[Une certaine tendance du cinéma français]]", an essay by French film critic François Truffaut,
*"[[The Homosexual Villain]]", an essay by American writer Norman Mailer *"[[The Homosexual Villain]]", an essay by American writer Norman Mailer
 +===Visual art===
 +*''[[Self portrait as Mona Lisa]]'' by Dali
===Literature=== ===Literature===
* ''[[Story of O]]'' by Pauline Réage * ''[[Story of O]]'' by Pauline Réage
*''[[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
 +*''[[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 [[Glenn Ford]], [[Gloria Grahame]], [[Broderick Crawford]]+*''[[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]], [[Sterling Hayden]], [[Mercedes McCambridge]]+*''[[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===
*"[[Le Déserteur]]" by Boris Vian *"[[Le Déserteur]]" by Boris Vian
*"[[I Just Want to Make Love to You]]" by Willie Dixon *"[[I Just Want to Make Love to You]]" by Willie Dixon
 +*"[[Cucurrucucú paloma]]"
 +
== 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 - )+*[[James Cameron]], American director
-*[[Iain Banks]] (1954 - )+*[[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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The 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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