50+ World

June 4, 2020

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June 1947 Headlines

News Headlines & Baby Boomer Entertainment Trivia From June, 1947: The Diary of Anne Frank is Published, Classic Movie Release - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Pan American Airlines Offers…

May 18, 2020

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A Look Inside Jazz Age SHADOWLAND

Billed as "The Handsomest Magazine in the World" when it debuted in September 1919, browsing though an edition of SHADOWLAND is like taking a journey back to a unique time…

May 10, 2020

Fiction,
Leisure

The Little Blue House on the Hill

A Mother's Day story for my young grandson. It may sound a bit like your own story, if you grew up in the country like I did. Photos and text…

April 29, 2020

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What Was New in April 1952

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1952: 1st New Toy Advertised on TV - Classic Movie Premiere: Singin' in the Rain; Mr. Potato Head Debuts on TV Ad; Daphne…

April 12, 2020

Biography,
Reading

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Celebrating Seniors - Author Beverly Cleary

The United States Library of Congress named children's author Beverly Cleary a "Living Legend"; her 35+ books for teenagers and children have sold 91 million copies in 20 countries and…

March 17, 2020

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St. Patrick's Day for Boomers, Zoomers & Seniors

On March 17th when everyone is Irish for a day, there are still lots of ways to have some St. Patrick's Day fun either at home alone, or with friends. …

January 11, 2020

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Helen MacInnes: Neither Five Nor Three

Reading spy thriller author Helen MacInnes' cold-war novel Neither Five Nor Three (1951) almost seventy years after it was first released, is likely to arouse feelings of déjà vu on…

September 29, 2019

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Shakespeare's Fair Verona

The ancient city of Verona dates back to the 1st century BC and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This historic city inspired William Shakespeare to set Romeo and Juliet…

September 13, 2019

anne rivers siddons, born january 9th, died september 11th, american author, novelist, typewriter

Remembering Author Anne Rivers Siddons

Southern blockbuster fiction author and best-selling novelist Anne Rivers Siddons (nee Sybil Anne Rivers) died on September 11, 2019 from lung cancer at the age of 83. (Photo: Patrick Fore…

August 21, 2019