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Television became popular in the late 1940’s and 1950’s. Audiences became quite interested in western films. Some shows are… Singing Cowboys Gunsmoke The Lone Ranger The Rifleman Wanted: Dead or Alive Have Gun Will Travel Bonanza The Virginian Wagon Train The Big Valley Maverick The High Chaparral The Gene Autry Show Sugarfoot Cheyenne & many others.

Television westerns peaked in 1959 with 26 shows being aired. The shows started out as a half an hour long but as time went along it got increased to an hour long as well as with more color.

-Hank Greenberg-



A first basemen of the Detroit, Tigers was one of primary power hitters of his generations. He was later drafted to the military and severed for his country in WWII.

-Yogi Berra- 

Yogi Berra is a former American Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Yankees. Berra is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history. An interesting fact about Berra is that he quit school after eighth grade.

-Willie Mays-



Willie Mays is a former American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Many consider him to be the greatest all-around player of all time. An interesting fact was that his nickname he was called was "The Hey Say Kid".

**__ FAMOUS PEOPLE IN THE LATE 40s EARLY 50s __** *Walt Disney- famous book and film writer. *Marilyn Monroe- popular singer, actor, and singer. *Elvis Presley- famous singer/actor.