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| - | :[[1950]] - [[1951]] - [[1952]] - [[1953]] - [[1954]] - [[1955]] - [[1956]] - [[1957]] - [[1958]] - [[1959]] - [[1960]] | + | '''1956''' (MCMLVI) is the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the [[1950s]] decade. |
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| + | == Art and culture == | ||
| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| + | ====Fiction==== | ||
| *''[[The Image (novel)|The Image]]'' by Catherine Robbe-Grillet | *''[[The Image (novel)|The Image]]'' by Catherine Robbe-Grillet | ||
| *''[[The Outsider (Colin Wilson)|The Outsider]]'' by Colin Wilson | *''[[The Outsider (Colin Wilson)|The Outsider]]'' by Colin Wilson | ||
| - | *''[[Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale]]'' by Queneau | + | *''[[Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale]]'' by Raymond Queneau |
| + | *''[[Howl and Other Poems]]'' by Allen Ginsberg | ||
| + | ====Non-fiction==== | ||
| + | *''[[The Nude]]'' by Kenneth Clark | ||
| + | *''[[The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the Hipster]]'' by Norman Mailer | ||
| + | *"[[Mode d'emploi du détournement]]" by Wolman and Debord | ||
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| ===Visual culture=== | ===Visual culture=== | ||
| *''[[This is Tomorrow]]'' exposition opens in London. | *''[[This is Tomorrow]]'' exposition opens in London. | ||
| - | *''[[Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?]]'' by [[Richard Hamilton]] | + | *''[[Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?]]'' by Richard Hamilton |
| *[[Ericofon]] | *[[Ericofon]] | ||
| + | *''[[Love on the Left Bank ]]'' by Ed van der Elsken | ||
| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| - | * "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]" | + | ====Singles==== |
| - | * "[[Fever (1956 song)]]" | + | * [[Heartbreak Hotel]] by Elvis Presley |
| + | * [[Fever (Little Willie John song)|Fever]] by Little Willie John | ||
| + | * [[Love Is Strange]] by Mickey & Sylvia | ||
| + | * [[Smokestack Lightning]] by Howlin' Wolf | ||
| + | * [[Jeep's Blues]] by Duke Ellington | ||
| + | * [[I Put a Spell on You]] by Screamin' Jay Hawkins | ||
| + | *[[Can't Hardly Stand It]] by Charlie Feathers | ||
| + | ====Albums==== | ||
| + | *[[Chansons “possibles” et “impossibles”]] by Boris Vian | ||
| - | == Art and culture == | ||
| ===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
| *''[[And God Created Woman (1956 film)|...And God Created Woman]]'' by Roger Vadim | *''[[And God Created Woman (1956 film)|...And God Created Woman]]'' by Roger Vadim | ||
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| * ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' by Don Siegel | * ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' by Don Siegel | ||
| * ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' by Fred M. Wilcox | * ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' by Fred M. Wilcox | ||
| + | *''[[The Red Balloon]]'' by Albert Lamorisse | ||
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| * [[François Schuiten]], Belgian comics artist | * [[François Schuiten]], Belgian comics artist | ||
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| * [[Lars von Trier]] | * [[Lars von Trier]] | ||
| * [[Jacques de Loustal]] | * [[Jacques de Loustal]] | ||
| + | * [[Andy Goldsworthy]], British artist | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
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| * [[Bela Lugosi]] (1882 - 1956) | * [[Bela Lugosi]] (1882 - 1956) | ||
| * [[Bertolt Brecht]] (1898 - 1956) | * [[Bertolt Brecht]] (1898 - 1956) | ||
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| + | ==See also == | ||
| + | * [[1956 in film]] | ||
| + | * [[1956 in literature]] | ||
| + | * [[1956 in music]] | ||
| + | * [[1956 in philosophy]] | ||
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1956 (MCMLVI) is the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1950s decade.
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Art and culture
Literature
Fiction
- The Image by Catherine Robbe-Grillet
- The Outsider by Colin Wilson
- Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale by Raymond Queneau
- Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
Non-fiction
- The Nude by Kenneth Clark
- The White Negro: Superficial Reflections on the Hipster by Norman Mailer
- "Mode d'emploi du détournement" by Wolman and Debord
Visual culture
- This is Tomorrow exposition opens in London.
- Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? by Richard Hamilton
- Ericofon
- Love on the Left Bank by Ed van der Elsken
Music
Singles
- Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
- Fever by Little Willie John
- Love Is Strange by Mickey & Sylvia
- Smokestack Lightning by Howlin' Wolf
- Jeep's Blues by Duke Ellington
- I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- Can't Hardly Stand It by Charlie Feathers
Albums
- Chansons “possibles” et “impossibles” by Boris Vian
Film
- ...And God Created Woman by Roger Vadim
- Baby Doll by Elia Kazan
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Don Siegel
- Forbidden Planet by Fred M. Wilcox
- The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse
Births
- François Schuiten, Belgian comics artist
- Masami Akita
- John Lydon
- Paul Gilroy
- Ben Watson
- Guy Maddin
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Doug Wimbish
- Judith Butler
- Lars von Trier
- Jacques de Loustal
- Andy Goldsworthy, British artist
Deaths
- Josef Hoffmann (1870 -1956)
- Bela Lugosi (1882 - 1956)
- Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
See also
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