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+ | '''1953''' (MCMLIII) the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the [[1950s]] decade. | ||
== Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
- | *Founding of [[Olympia Press]] | + | *Founding of [[Olympia Press]] by Maurice Girodias |
- | *Founding of [[Playboy Magazine]] | + | *Founding of [[Playboy]] by Hugh Hefner |
- | *Founding of [[New York Film Society]] | + | *Founding of [[New York Film Society]] by Jonas Mekas |
+ | *[[Bizarre (arts magazine)]] first published by Eric Losfeld | ||
=== Visual art === | === Visual art === | ||
- | *''[[Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X]]'' by [[Francis Bacon]] | + | *''[[Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X]]'' by Francis Bacon |
=== Literature === | === Literature === | ||
+ | ====Fiction==== | ||
+ | *''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' by Ray Bradbury | ||
*''[[Junkie (novel)|Junkie]]'' by William Burroughs | *''[[Junkie (novel)|Junkie]]'' by William Burroughs | ||
- | *''[[Watt]]'' by Samuel Beckett | + | *''[[Watt (novel)|Watt]]'' by Samuel Beckett |
+ | *''[[The Portrait of an Englishman in His Chateau]]'' by André Pieyre de Mandiargues | ||
+ | *''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' written by Samuel Beckett | ||
+ | ====Non fiction==== | ||
+ | *''[[Prints and Visual Communication]]'' by William Ivins | ||
+ | *''[[Une étude sur Raymond Roussel]]'' by Jean Ferry | ||
+ | *''[[Writing Degree Zero]]'' by Roland Barthes | ||
=== Film === | === Film === | ||
*''[[The Wild One]]'' by László Benedek | *''[[The Wild One]]'' by László Benedek | ||
- | *''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' by Ray Bradbury | ||
*''[[Summer with Monika]]'' by Ingmar Bergman | *''[[Summer with Monika]]'' by Ingmar Bergman | ||
- | *''[[Monsieur Hulot's Holiday]]'' by Jacques Tati | + | *''[[Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot]]'' by Jacques Tati |
*''[[The Wages of Fear]]'' by Clouzot | *''[[The Wages of Fear]]'' by Clouzot | ||
*''[[Glen or Glenda ]]'' by Ed Wood Jr. | *''[[Glen or Glenda ]]'' by Ed Wood Jr. | ||
- | *''[[Les Statues meurent aussi]]'' by Chris Marker and Alain Resnais | + | ====Shorts==== |
+ | *''[[Statues Also Die]]'' by Chris Marker and Alain Resnais | ||
+ | *''[[Eaux d'Artifice]]'' by Kenneth Anger | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Music=== | ||
+ | * [[C'est si bon]] by Eartha Kitt | ||
+ | * [[Kaw-Liga]] by Hank Williams | ||
+ | * [[Your Cheatin' Heart]] by Hank Williams | ||
+ | * [[Mystery Train]] by Junior Parker | ||
+ | * [[That's Amore]] by Dean Martin | ||
+ | * [[Santa Baby]] by Eartha Kitt | ||
+ | ====Guilty pleasure==== | ||
+ | * [[The Happy Wanderer]] by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller | ||
== Births == | == Births == |
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1953 (MCMLIII) the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.
Contents |
Art and culture
- Founding of Olympia Press by Maurice Girodias
- Founding of Playboy by Hugh Hefner
- Founding of New York Film Society by Jonas Mekas
- Bizarre (arts magazine) first published by Eric Losfeld
Visual art
- Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X by Francis Bacon
Literature
Fiction
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Junkie by William Burroughs
- Watt by Samuel Beckett
- The Portrait of an Englishman in His Chateau by André Pieyre de Mandiargues
- Waiting for Godot written by Samuel Beckett
Non fiction
- Prints and Visual Communication by William Ivins
- Une étude sur Raymond Roussel by Jean Ferry
- Writing Degree Zero by Roland Barthes
Film
- The Wild One by László Benedek
- Summer with Monika by Ingmar Bergman
- Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot by Jacques Tati
- The Wages of Fear by Clouzot
- Glen or Glenda by Ed Wood Jr.
Shorts
- Statues Also Die by Chris Marker and Alain Resnais
- Eaux d'Artifice by Kenneth Anger
Music
- C'est si bon by Eartha Kitt
- Kaw-Liga by Hank Williams
- Your Cheatin' Heart by Hank Williams
- Mystery Train by Junior Parker
- That's Amore by Dean Martin
- Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt
Guilty pleasure
- The Happy Wanderer by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller
Births
- Tanino Liberatore (1953 - )
- Dennis Bovell (1953 - )
- Jon Savage (1953 - )
- John Oswald (1953 - )
- Romain Slocombe (1953 - )
- Chaka Khan (1953 - )
- Wim Mertens (1953 - )
- Dennis Cooper (1953 - )
Deaths
- Rachilde (1860 - 1953)
- Alice Prin (Kiki) (1901 - 1953)
- Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953)
- Jean Epstein (1897 - 1953)
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