Teen Queens of the 50s

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Montage of some of the teen queen idols of the 50s.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• Annette
• Funicello
• Sandra
• Dee
• Natalie
• Wood
• Connie
• Francis
• 1950s
• Hollywood

[SabonninFilms]

what is the name of the song and who sing it

[Muirmaiden]

@SabonninFilms , "Next Door To An Angel" by Neil Sedaka.

[sTALGIE60s50s]

and tuesday weld?

[Muirmaiden]

@sTALGIE60s50s , I've made a couple of tributes to Tuesday - check out my channel.

[bombayday]

I would easily trade our technology for the 50's where people had class and style. I mean, wouldn't it be nice to get a love letter instead of a text or a facebook message. Lol. Technology has pretty much ruined communication in my opinion.

[horarwgt]

It's heartbreaking to realize that the later lives of every single one of these teen queens was marked by tragedy -- from Annette's MS and Natalie Wood's drowning to Connie's rape and how the death of Bobby Darin caused Sandra to spend the rest of her life in sad seclusion. These girls were all great role models for other young women as well as dream dates for every guy. And what do we have today instead? Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, the Kardashians, etc. Give me a break.

[desert3347]

@horarwgt OMG! As I was listening & watching this, I was saying Your Words nearly exactly word to word! These beautiful Women, My Era, had such Personal Tragedys...They were everyone's dream girls...just unbelieavable What Happened to Each of them.

[destiny77ism]

wheres marilyn monroe????

[MrPana126]

The best time of my life in the 50s

[adventurous63]

I've had my share of girlfriends and they've all been blondes, but my most ardent secret love was always Annette. She had it all. Cute, talented, classy, and sexy in her own sophisticated way. So sad to see her unlucky fate. God bless you Annette.

[27jengirl]

@horarwgt thanks

[horarwgt]

@27jengirl  Gidget was created by Frederick Kohner in 1957, who wrote a string of novels about her. Gidget came to movies and TV after that and in each case she was portrayed by a different girl. Sandra Dee starred in "Gidget" (1959), Deborah Walley in "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" (1961),Cindy Carol in "Gidget Goes To Rome" (1963) and Sally Field in the 1965-6 TV series. After that came the TV movies: Karen Valentine in "Gidget Grows Up" (1969), Monie Ellis in "Gidget gets Married" 1972), etc.

[RandyBful1]

@horarwgt: No offense; but your second sentence from the end almost made me puke...makes me think of evil and ugliness!

[RandyBful1]

@27jengirl: I think she was - before Sally Field.

[RandyBful1]

Those were the days - and Neil Sedaka was a big part of it. I'd go back to the '50s & '60s in a heartbeat. Today's evil society just makes me sick.

[cwoodn]

@elc1960 Let me assure you, Connie appealed to the teen boys of the '50s. She was the #1 teen singer of the time--only 19 years old when she it the top of the charts with Who's Sorry Now?