What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

First edition (pub. Random House)

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? is a 1976 non-fiction book by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky. Inspired by a 1965 Time magazine article, the authors follow up on the people of Palisades High School, some of whom were mentioned in the article, and the book mainly consists of that follow-up, a reconnection at a 10th class reunion in 1975.^[1]

A sequel, Midterm Report Class of '65 (1986), later republished as Class Reunion '65: Tales of an American Generation, written solely by Wallechinsky, continues the story from the point of view of two decades post-graduation. After twenty-eight graduates were interviewed, Wallachinsky notes the profound impact of the Vietnam War on their lives. Two of those interviewees were Claudine Schneider, who had become a Republican member of Congress from Rhode Island, and President Jimmy Carter's son Jack. Recollections of another graduate, Manuel Lauterio, who presumably died January 8, 1973, in a helicopter in Vietnam, were recounted by his wife and family.^[2]

Adaptation[]

The book was later adapted into an anthology television series of the same name that aired on NBC from December 1977 to July 1978.^[3] The only regular was Tony Bill in the role of Sam Ashley. Others who appeared were Leslie Nielsen, Jane Curtin, Larry Hagman, Linda Purl, Meredith Baxter, and Emmaline Henry. The TV show was filmed at Grant High School in Van Nuys, California.

References[]

^ "Books of The Times". The New York Times. 1976-09-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
^ "Midterm Report, the Class of '65: CHRONICLE OF AN AMERICAN GENERATION by David Wallechinsky (Viking: $19.95; 418 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. 1986-09-28. Retrieved 2021-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007-10-17). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 1504. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

External links[]

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? at IMDb

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[1] "Books of The Times". The New York Times. 1976-09-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

[2] "Midterm Report, the Class of '65: CHRONICLE OF AN AMERICAN GENERATION by David Wallechinsky (Viking: $19.95; 418 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. 1986-09-28. Retrieved 2021-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007-10-17). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 1504. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

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