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01/07/2025

Happy Canada Day!

Lake Louise, Alberta and Moose...more at https://50plusworld.com/happy-canada-day/

06/02/2025

A Little Slice of History and Innovation - In 1905, Portland, Oregon held a Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in their New York State Building. Presumably in honor of the exposition, this Buffalo, New York company advertised the Expo Watch Camera for sale. Note below the watch camera is an ad for a "pocket" folding kodak camera. They also sold camera film, other Brownie Cameras, and equipment for aspiring photographers to develop negatives themselves.

01/01/2025

Gone But Not Forgotten in 2024 - Farewell to celebrities, singers, songwriters, actors, actresses, stars of TV & film - Maggie Smith, President Jimmy Carter, Teri Garr, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Newhart, James Darren, James Earl Jones, Michael Cole - and other famous people that died in 2024...read more, https://50plusworld.com/gone-but-not-forgotten-in-2024/

31/12/2024

Vintage Happy New Year Greetings from silent film star / actress Clara Bow. Original magazine cover portrait by artist Charles Sheldon...more, https://50plusworld.com/vintage-happy-new-year-greetings/

08/12/2024

Time for some classic Christmas songs to get you in the spirit, if you aren't already there.

Top Christmas Songs in Classic Clips - Are your favorite Christmas songs / singers on our short list for this year? From Nat King Cole to Seal and a mix-up mash-up in between, these video music clips feature a mix of old and new faves to help get you in the mood for the holidays...read more, https://50plusworld.com/top-christmas-songs-in-classic-clips/

10/11/2024

We must never forget the bravery and sacrifices that our heroic service men, women, animals and even birds, made for us. More importantly, never forget the reasons WHY they had to fight.

Most Decorated Canadian: William George Barker - This almost-forgotten WWI Canadian pilot & flying ace should be remembered this Remembrance Day / Veteran's Day. "Billy" Barker received more decorations than any serviceman in the history of Canada, the British Empire, & the Commonwealth of Nations. His story began in a log cabin in Manitoba farm country...read more, https://50plusworld.com/most-decorated-canadian-william-george-barker/

19/09/2024

RIP JD Souther - November 2, 1945 - September 17, 2024. The Songwriter's Hall of Fame country-rock singer-songwriter and actor (you may have seen him on TV's Nashville or Thirtysomething, or the films like Postcards From the Edge) is best known for his songwriting collaborations with the Eagles (Best of My Love, Heartache Tonight, etc.) & his girlfriend Linda Ronstadt, and his own biggest solo hit song, You're Only Lonely. ...more, https://50plusworld.com/songwriters-hall-of-famer-jd-souther/

03/09/2024

Sad news for James Darren fans, with the actor of Gidget, TJ Ho**er, and many other films and series, passing away yesterday at the age of 88. RIP

Singer, actor, and director James Darren, AKA Gidget's "Moondoggie" to legions of fans, has had a long career encompassing stage, movies, and TV. From Phi

27/07/2024

Duke Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, died July 22, 2024 at the age of 88. Their hits like Baby, I Need Your Loving; I Can't Help Myself [Sugar Pie Honey Bunch}; and Reach Out [I'll Be There} landed them in the Vocal Group, Rock & Roll, and Grammy Halls of Fame. Fakir was performing with a Four Tops group up until a month before he died. The music never stops for some...https://50plusworld.com/duke-fakir-last-of-the-four-tops/

01/07/2024

Gone But Not Forgotten in 2024 - Farewell to sports celebrities, singers, songwriters, actors, actresses, stars of TV & film - David Soul, Don Murray, Glynis Johns, Eric Carmen, Donald Sutherland, Barbara Rush, Louis Gossett Jr., Willie Mays - and other famous people that died in 2024...read more, https://50plusworld.com/gone-but-not-forgotten-in-2023/

23/06/2024

RIP Donald Sutherland, iconic Canadian actor of TV & movies. He leaves a legacy of acting progeny, and of memorable film roles. Quick, what movie comes first to mind when you think of him? Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, Ordinary People, Kelly's Heroes, MASH, Klute, Don't Look Now, The Great Train Robbery, The Hunger Games, or...? more, https://50plusworld.com/donald-sutherland-a-bodysnatcher-or-just-ordinary-people/

12/05/2024

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms, Grandmothers, and motherly types here on earth that make our lives so much better - and for those "Moms" not with with us here on earth, but whose memory brings a smile to our lips and a tear to our eyes...more, https://50plusworld.com/mothers-day-love-animal-moms/