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| - | '''1957''' (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter F), the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the [[1950s]] decade. | + | '''1957''' was the 8th year of the [[1950s]] decade. |
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *''[[Roth v. United States]]'' | *''[[Roth v. United States]]'' | ||
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| ===Art=== | ===Art=== | ||
| *[[Founding of the Situationist International]] (1957-1972) | *[[Founding of the Situationist International]] (1957-1972) | ||
| - | *''[[Vortex: Experiments in Sound and Light]]'' | + | *[[Vortex Concerts]] |
| *[[The Creative Act]], speech by Marcel Duchamp | *[[The Creative Act]], speech by Marcel Duchamp | ||
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| *[[Stax Records]] founded | *[[Stax Records]] founded | ||
| ====Albums==== | ====Albums==== | ||
| - | *''[[Exotica (album)|Exotica]]'' by Martin Denny | + | *''[[Exotica (Martin Denny album)|Exotica]]'' by Martin Denny |
| - | *''[[Jazz Mood]]'' by | + | *''[[Jazz Mood]]'' by Yusef Lateef |
| + | *''[[Word Jazz]]'' by Ken Nordine | ||
| + | *''[[Delirium in Hi-Fi |Elsa Popping et sa musique sidérante]]'' by André Popp | ||
| ====Singles==== | ====Singles==== | ||
| - | *"[[Dans mon île]]" by [[Henri Salvador]] | + | *"[[Dans mon île]]" by Henri Salvador |
| - | *"[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]] by [[Harry Belafonte]] | + | *"[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]] by Harry Belafonte |
| + | *"[[Louie Louie]]" by Richard Berry | ||
| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| ====Fiction==== | ====Fiction==== | ||
| *''[[On the Road]]'' by Jack Kerouac | *''[[On the Road]]'' by Jack Kerouac | ||
| + | *''[[Book of Imaginary Beings]]'' by Jorge Luis Borges | ||
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| ====Non-fiction==== | ====Non-fiction==== | ||
| *''[[Anatomy of Criticism]]'' by Northrop Frye | *''[[Anatomy of Criticism]]'' by Northrop Frye | ||
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| *[[Evergreen Review]], Vol. 1 No. 1, 1957 | *[[Evergreen Review]], Vol. 1 No. 1, 1957 | ||
| * ''[[The Pursuit of the Millennium]]'' by Norman Cohn | * ''[[The Pursuit of the Millennium]]'' by Norman Cohn | ||
| + | * ''[[Die Welt als Labyrinth]]'' by Gustav René Hocke | ||
| + | * ''[[The Grotesque in Art and Literature]]'' by Wolfgang Kayser | ||
| + | * ''[[Les monstres de Bomarzo]]'' by André Pieyre de Mandiargues | ||
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| *''[[I Vampiri]]'' by Mario Bava, Riccardo Freda | *''[[I Vampiri]]'' by Mario Bava, Riccardo Freda | ||
| *''[[The Curse of Frankenstein]]'' by Terence Fisher | *''[[The Curse of Frankenstein]]'' by Terence Fisher | ||
| - | *''[[A Face in the Crowd]]'' by Elia Kazan | + | *''[[A Face in the Crowd (film)|A Face in the Crowd]]'' by Elia Kazan |
| * ''[[Heaven and Earth Magic]]'' by Harry Smith | * ''[[Heaven and Earth Magic]]'' by Harry Smith | ||
| + | ====Guilty pleasures==== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Story of Mankind (film)|The Story of Mankind]]'' by Irwin Allen | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | * [[January 7]] - [[Nicholson Baker]], American novelist. | + | * [[January 7]] – [[Nicholson Baker]], American novelist. |
| - | * [[March 5]] - [[Mark E. Smith]], English singer and songwriter ([[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]) (d. 2018). | + | * [[February 3]] - [[Steven Stapleton]], British musician ([[Nurse With Wound]]) |
| - | * [[March 20]] - [[Spike Lee]], American film director and actor | + | * [[March 5]] – [[Mark E. Smith]], English singer and songwriter ([[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]) (d. 2018). |
| + | * [[March 20]] – [[Spike Lee]], American film director and actor | ||
| + | * [[December 6]] – [[Adrian Borland]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999) | ||
| * [[Lee Siegel]] (1957 - ) | * [[Lee Siegel]] (1957 - ) | ||
| * [[Nathalie Du Pasquier]] (1957 - ) | * [[Nathalie Du Pasquier]] (1957 - ) | ||
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| *[[Wilhelm Reich]] (1897 - 1957) | *[[Wilhelm Reich]] (1897 - 1957) | ||
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Art and culture
- Roth v. United States
- The term psychedelia is coined by psychiatrist Humphry Osmond as an alternative descriptor for hallucinogenic drugs in the context of psychedelic psychotherapy.
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Art
- Founding of the Situationist International (1957-1972)
- Vortex Concerts
- The Creative Act, speech by Marcel Duchamp
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Music
- Stax Records founded
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Albums
- Exotica by Martin Denny
- Jazz Mood by Yusef Lateef
- Word Jazz by Ken Nordine
- Elsa Popping et sa musique sidérante by André Popp
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Singles
- "Dans mon île" by Henri Salvador
- "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) by Harry Belafonte
- "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry
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Literature
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Fiction
- On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges
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Non-fiction
- Anatomy of Criticism by Northrop Frye
- Erotism: Death and Sensuality by Georges Bataille
- Mythologies by Roland Barthes
- Evergreen Review, Vol. 1 No. 1, 1957
- The Pursuit of the Millennium by Norman Cohn
- Die Welt als Labyrinth by Gustav René Hocke
- The Grotesque in Art and Literature by Wolfgang Kayser
- Les monstres de Bomarzo by André Pieyre de Mandiargues
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Film
- I Vampiri by Mario Bava, Riccardo Freda
- The Curse of Frankenstein by Terence Fisher
- A Face in the Crowd by Elia Kazan
- Heaven and Earth Magic by Harry Smith
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Guilty pleasures
- The Story of Mankind by Irwin Allen
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Births
- January 7 – Nicholson Baker, American novelist.
- February 3 - Steven Stapleton, British musician (Nurse With Wound)
- March 5 – Mark E. Smith, English singer and songwriter (The Fall) (d. 2018).
- March 20 – Spike Lee, American film director and actor
- December 6 – Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
- Lee Siegel (1957 - )
- Nathalie Du Pasquier (1957 - )
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Deaths
- Wilhelm Reich (1897 - 1957)
- Erich von Stroheim (1885 - 1957)
- James Whale (1889 - 1957)
- Erich Auerbach (1892-1957)
- Wyndham Lewis (1882 – 1957)
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