The Century: America's Time 1953-1960: Happy Days (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Documentary

The Century: America's Time

1953-1960: Happy Days (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Documentary

Americans revel in their newfound prosperity amid McCarthy Era witch-hunts. Rock N Roll dominates the airwaves and blacks begin to make progress in their battle to end segregation.

Writer

Justin Sturken

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Updated Apr 21, 1999

Release date

Apr 21, 1999 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 nominations

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27 cast members

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Stephen Ambrose Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Band of Brothers (2001)
Melba Beals Self - one of the Little Rock Nine Self - one of the Little Rock Nine See fewer	Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey (2001)
Julian Bond Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	Greased Lightning (1977)
Dick Clark Self - American Bandstand Host Self - American Bandstand Host See fewer	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Orval Faubus Self - Arkansas Governor (archive footage) Self - Arkansas Governor (archive footage) See fewer	The Mike Wallace Interview (1957)
Bunny Gibson Self - American Bandstand Dancer Self - American Bandstand Dancer See fewer	Kidding (2018)
Ernest Green Self - one of the Little Rock Nine Self - one of the Little Rock Nine See fewer	Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
Jeff Greenfield Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Disco Beaver from Outer Space (1979)
David Halberstam Self Self See fewer	Rowing Through (1996)
Bill Haley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Hugh Hefner Self - Publisher (as Hugh M. Hefner) Self - Publisher (as Hugh M. Hefner) See fewer	Miss March (2009)
Loomis Irish Self - Television Executive Self - Television Executive See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)
Peter Jennings Self - Host-Narrator Self - Host-Narrator See fewer	ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Hal Lefcourt Self Self See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)
Marilyn Monroe Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)
Ray Moskow Self - Former IBM Salesman Self - Former IBM Salesman See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)
Harriet Osborn Self Self See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)
Sam Phillips Self - Music Executive Self - Music Executive See fewer	Boss Level (2020)
Elvis Presley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Lloyd Price Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	Green Lantern (2011)
Marty Rosenblum Self Self See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)
Neil Simon Self - Playwright Self - Playwright See fewer	The Odd Couple (1968)
Anne Thompson Self Self See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)
Jack Trachsel Self Self See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)
Donald Walde Self Self See fewer	The Century: America's Time (1999)