Women in the 1940s and 1950s set their hair in pin curls (with bobby pins) or in foam or hard rollers. This produced full curls, often brushed carefully to roll under around the face.
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No; in fact, he did not even start his professional music career until 1969.
poodle haircut, pageboy for a few..
Possibly Lucky Strikes were the most popular, but Pall-Malls and Chesterfields were also popular. Philip Morris cigarettes enjoyed some popularity, but probably more in the 1940s.
Many card games became popular in the 1940s and also the 1950s. These included bridge, canasta, and gin rummy (a favorite of the 50s and 60s). Dominoes and marbles were also popular.
Women in the 1940s and 1950s typically dabbed the end of red or pink lipstick with their finger and applied the color to their cheeks as 'blush'.
1940s and 1950s
In the 1940s and 1950s, swing music, also called big band was popular. It was similar to jazz, but with more danceable rhythms.
Some popular TV Westerns include shows like Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Rawhide and The Big Valley. Western televisions became popular in the late 1940s and 1950s.
Kitchen aprons were very popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Women began wearing aprons in during the 17th century. Before they were worn by women, they were originally worn by men.
I've not heard of a hat called a sausage roll, but there is a device made to roll into hair to make a bun or French twist hairstyle that is sometimes referred to as a sausage roll. Hairstyles of the 1940s and 1950s were often created using these devices.
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