Swingin' Chicks of the 60's

by Chris Strodder

An affectionate tribute to the women who waged a cultural revolution, this book offers photos, profiles, and little-known details of the lives of 101 defining divas of the decade. Twiggy, Annette Funicello, Ann-Margret, Diana Rigg, Patty Duke, Janis Joplin, Mia Farrow, Marianne Faithfull, Cher, Jane Fonda, Edie Sedgwick, plus ninety more! Includes more than 300 photos.

Genres: Nonfiction

202 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

Chris Strodder is a lifelong student of Woody Allen's movies, writings, and music, and has seen Allen perform live several times. Strodder is also the author of The Disneyland Encyclopedia, The Disneyland Book of Lists, the children’s book A Sky for Henry, an adventure story for young adults named Lockerboy, the comic novel The Wish Book, the Stories Light and Dark collection of short fiction, a pop culture compendium entitled The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool, and Swingin’ Chicks of the ’60s, a popular nonfiction volume of profiles that garnered international attention, coverage in dozens of magazines ranging from the National Enquirer to Playboy, and exposure on national TV and radio shows. Strodder’s writing has also appeared in Los Angeles magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, The Huffington Post, USA Today, California magazine, Movieline magazine, and others. Strodder lives by the beautiful Pacific Ocean in Pismo Beach, California.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been interested in/in love with 1960s pop culture, especially the music and fashion, since I was a pre-teen and this book and its accompanying website were so very helpful when I was just beginning to study the decade in more depth. I got this book to learn more about just a few women but while flipping through the pages looking for someone, someone would catch my eye, and I was able to discover so many new musicians and actresses. There are a lot of great pictures here and the colourfulness of the book makes it so fun to read, even after reading it about a hundred times!

[Violet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Boy did this book bringback the memories. I reconised so many of the names etc from when I was young. It sure made me feel my age. I wish there were pictures that were more up to date to see what these people look like now, eventhough what sticks in your mind is what you remember of that day and what you may see in reruns. Life does march on.

[Jaime · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is just a fun read for anyone who grew up in the late-60s and early-70s. You name the female clebrity, model, sports star or actress, and she is in here. The nice aspect is that it is in fun and covers the internatinal scene.