Cover art for Living the 1960s
Published
National Library Of Australia, October 2017
ISBN
9780642279125
Format
Softcover, 192 pages
Dimensions
27.5cm × 22cm

Living the 1960s

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The sixties was a decade of safari suits, shift dresses, capri pants, and

droopy moustaches. Of multi-purpose French onion soup, junket, tripe, and Bloody

Marys. Of success on the world's sporting stage and social and political

stirrings at home, as Baby Boomers and their parents began to see the world

differently.

Award-winning and much loved actor Noeline Brown cut a groovy figure in

the sixties. She confesses to us early on in Living the 1960s that she: was a bit of a snob ... I preferred to listen to jazz and performance

poetry, to appreciate the lyrics of Bob Dylan and to watch foreign films. I

wore a lot of black and dramatic eye makeup, and frequented windowless coffee

lounges where people smoked heavily and played chess. When she caught sight of The Rolling Stones in Sydney's Hilton cocktail

bar one night during their 1965 tour to Australia, she coolly noted their drink

of choice, bartender Eddie Tirado's newly introduced Bourbon and Coke, before

returning to sip her classic Martini, 'hoping to look cosmopolitan and

sophisticated'.

Containing more than 160 images, and combining entertaining social

history, fact boxes, and lively anecdotes, Living the 1960s paints a picture of a decade that

didn't just swing; it twisted, stomped, and screamed. For Noeline, as for a

generation of Australians, it was the most important decade of her life.

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