What are some t.v. or movie characters from the 50's or 60's?
Milton Berle 1950s and 1960s TV & Movies Jack Benny Show 1950s TV & Movies Andy Griffith 1950s and 1960s (still on air today) TV The Munsters 1960s TV & Movies Leave It To Beaver 1950s & 60s TV John Wayne 1950s & 60s movies Amos and Andy 1950s Tv and Movies Laurel and Hardy 1950s movies Three Stooges 1950s movies Gunsmoke 1960s TV Abbott and Costello Show 1950s also in movies Adventures of Superman 1951-1957 TV Batman 1966-1968 TV Beverly Hillbillies 1962-1971 TV Bonanza 1959-1973 TV Captain Kangaroo 1954-? TV Here is a favorite place of mine to research TV programs. It has the cast names, details about the program and the years that it aired. http://timstvshowcase.com/
Why do some Chinese have one-character given names while others have two?
Most given names of Chinese now consist of 2 characters because:1. we are used to more characters in Written Vernacular Chinese (白话文) than in Classical Chinese. It is more natural to pronounce more sounds (usually 2 syllables for names) nowadays. For friends, we usually call them by their given names, e.g. "Xiaoming" for "Chen Xiaoming". It is more likely that well-known people/distant acquaintance are called by the whole name "Chen Xiaoming". However, for people with a one-character given name, no one would call them "Ming" alone. If someone is named "Chen Ming", we call him "Xiao Ming" (one of the many possible nicknames derived from the given name "Ming"), or "Chen Ming", and we don't like to hear the family name because it makes the relationship between the two sounds distant. (It is still possible for some close friends to call them by their full names. It depends.)Surely there are still people who prefer given names with one character, but2. there are so many Chinese people. There are not as many Chinese characters commonly used for names. It would be extremely inconvenient to have several "Ming"s (e.g. Chen Ming, Liu Ming, Li Ming...) in any occasion. Just imagine having a bunch of "Peter"s and "Ben"s....
How do authors of fictional novels select names for the characters in the book?
Okay, sorry — pet peeve, but novels are fictional by nature, so you don’t have to say fictional novels.Every writer has their own system for naming characters. You can use a random name generator. You can scroll through a baby name book or websites. You can take names from people you know in real life and mix them up a little. You can use the fake names from spam emails. Or, you can just make a list of all the names you can think of for a particular character until you hit on one you like. I’ve done all these.But most important, the name has to fit the character. It tells you many things about them—their background, origin, and if they chose the name for themselves, something about their history, passions, or allegiances.Some things you might want to consider when choosing names include the following.Names like Howard, Richie, Ralph, and Joanie fit the 1950s characters in the sitcom Happy Days because those sounded like names people in that time period would have had. This one is tricky, since you’d have to go back to what baby names were popular when the people were born.You aren’t likely to find a character named Billy Joe in Wakanda, nor would you find M’Baku in a Civil War story (can you tell I saw Infinity War this morning? :D ). They don’t really fit. If you dropped a character into an unfamiliar place, such as in a time-travel scenario (“OMG Britney, we’re in medieval Europe!”) this would probably be fine.Calling a nerdy character Stanley or Melvin isn’t very original, unless you’re trying to be ironic or satirical. Try to give them a more believable name. I know nerds named Michael, David, Laura, Vanessa, and Andres.Some characters don’t even need names. A guy who holds the door for your protagonist or a server who brings him lunch doesn’t, unless he becomes important in the story—or sometimes not even then. He could just be a random jogger guy at the bus stop who dispenses everyday wisdom.You can also change names later, if the one you choose doesn’t quite fit. And sometimes, they just arrive in your head with their names already decided. I like that best. :)
Last names from the 50s?
Since last names are passed down through generations, they don't change much with the decades. First names generally do. Mr. McClain in the 1920s, his son, his grandson, all the way through his great-grandson in 2010 will all be McClains, though the first might be named Edmund, his son Robert, the grandson Justin, and the great-grandson Jaden. Women's first names change more markedly through the decade, as parents tend to be more creative with girls' names. So grandma might be Velma, her daughter Charlotte, her granddaughter Jen, and her new great-granddaughter Dakota. The first names you' ve listed above all seem appropriate for the 1950s, except maybe 'Julie' which became more popular in the 70s and after. A woman of the 50s would more likely go by 'Julia' (as Julia Child did). Anyway, that's a long-winded answer, but when picking last names, it's best that they generally 'sound right' for the character. And watch out for subtle ethnic cues. It's hard to believe in an old-money Republican family named 'Murphy,' etc.
What are some good 50's names?
Typical 50's names: Gary, Barry, Jerry, Larry, Terry (but not Harry) Andy and Randy Ron, Don and John/Jon Mike, Mark and Marty Bill (not Will) and Phil Jim, Tim and Tom Rick and Dick (not Rich) Steve Bruce Dave, Daniel, Dennis and Darryl Rob, Bob, Robert Alan/Allen Joseph Anthony Many boys in the 50's were given nicknames as full names, so they were named Ronnie, Bobby, Jimmy, Danny, Johnny, etc. In the South, those names were often combined with a middle name that was also used -- Billy Bob, Jimmy Dean, Buddy Lee, Bobby Earl, etc.
What popular TV characters' names have inspired an increase in babies being given their names?
I came across a couple while researching answers to other Quora questions.A popular American TV show, “Bewitched,” began broadcasting in 1964. The main characters were a married couple, Darrin and Samantha Stevens. Both names jumped way up in popularity beginning in the mid-1960s. “Samantha” was essentially never used before then. “Darrin” (also spelled “Darren”) had actually started to grow from nothing a few years earlier. My guess as to why that is: actor Darren McGavin starred in two TV series in a row in the late 1950s.And not the character, but the actor may have influenced another name. “Evangeline” had dropped out of use in the mid-1960s. But it reappeared and shot up in popularity in 2005. Probably because the show “Lost” premiered on American TV in 2004. One of the main characters was played by a very pretty young woman named Evangeline Lilly.Meaning of Names, Baby Name Meanings
What were some popular Black names in the 1950s during the segregation period?
I'm writing a book about segregation in the 1950s and I need a name for my main character. She's a girl and she's black and her age range is in between 9-13. Help me find a good name please? I need one soon thanks!