In 1955 the first national lesbian political and social organization in the United States, called Daughters of Bilitis, was founded by four lesbian couples in San Francisco ( including Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon ).

At 2332 First Avenue, Paramount's former film exchange building has housed the Catholic Seaman's Club since 1955 ; the ground floor is now the Del Ray restaurant and lounge, and the Catholic Seaman's Club is upstairs.

Earthlight was first published in 1955, in the US by Ballantine Books and in the UK by Frederick Muller Ltd, and was last printed as a paperback in New York by Del Rey in 1998, ISBN 0-345-43070-0.

In 1955, the team was acquired and saved from bankruptcy by publishing magnate, Cino Del Duca, who merged it with his own team to make the " Del Duca Ascoli ".

* Martin Nilsson, 1955.

* 1955 – Ann M. Martin, American author

* Martin Garbus ( 1955 ), First amendment attorney

Historically, one of the most important protagonists of the movement was Walter Martin ( 1928 – 89 ), whose numerous books include the 1955 The Rise of the Cults: An Introductory Guide to the Non-Christian Cults and the 1965 The Kingdom of the Cults: An Analysis of Major Cult Systems in the Present Christian Era, which continues to be influential.

Joe Martin, the Republican Speaker from 1947 – 1949 and again from 1953 – 1955, wrote that Eisenhower " never surrounded himself with assistants who could solve political problems with professional skill.

One of the most famous was The Apu Trilogy ( 1955 – 1959 ) from critically acclaimed Bengali film director Satyajit Ray, whose films had a profound influence on world cinema, with directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, James Ivory, Abbas Kiarostami, Elia Kazan, François Truffaut, Steven Spielberg ,< ref name = unmaderay >

* 1886 – Glenn L. Martin, American aviation pioneer ( d. 1955 )

* 1955 – Yolanda King, American daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. ( d. 2007 )

* Bodmer Papyri — This collection was purchased by Martin Bodmer in 1955 – 1956.

In 1955, theatrical producer Martin Gabel was working on a stage adaptation of the James M. Cain novel Serenade, about an opera singer who comes to the realization he is homosexual, and he invited Laurents to write the book.

* Performers Playing Opposite Sex: While several performers have won Tonys for roles that have involved cross dressing, only two have won for playing a character of the opposite sex: Mary Martin in the title role of Peter Pan ( 1955 ) and Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray ( 2003 ).

The couple's four sons were Mickey Jr. ( 1953 – 2000 ), David ( born 1955 ), Billy ( 1957 – 94 ), whom Mickey named for Billy Martin, his best friend among his Yankee teammates, and Danny ( born 1960 ).

Martin first worked in the diplomatic field at the U. S. Embassy in Paris, France, from 1947 to 1955.

George Martin joined in 1950 as assistant label manager, taking over as manager in 1955.

When Preuss retired in 1955 Martin succeeded him as label manager.

* Settlers ' West ( 1955 ) with Martin F. Schmitt

Stephen Martin Walt ( born July 2, 1955 ) is a professor of international affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

On December 2, 1955, in response to the arrest of his NAACP co-worker Rosa Parks, Abernathy and his friend, Martin Luther King, organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and co-founded the American Civil Rights Movement.

* Martin Price ( born 26 March 1955, Farnworth ) — keyboardist ( 1988 – 1991 )

Kerr has thrice played real-life Australian military personalities, appearing as bomber pilot Micky Martin in The Dambusters ( 1955 ), as General John Monash in the TV mini-series Anzacs ( 1985 ) and as General Harry Chauvel in the film The Lighthorsemen ( 1986 ).

In 1955, Martin sold his share of the business to Ferlinghetti for $ 1000, and moved to New York and started New Yorker Bookstore, which specialized in cinema.

Martin served as Speaker of the House of Representatives on two separate occasions from 1947 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1955.

In the famous Mary Martin musical version of the play, which opened on Broadway in 1954 and was first televised in 1955, Tinker Bell was represented by a darting light, as on stage, accompanied by bell-like sounds.

Ward had a series of girlfriends that included Eunice Bailey, the top Christian Dior model in the 1950s, Margaret Brown and Vickie Martin, who was killed in a car crash in 1955.

He starred from 1953 – 1955 with Phyllis Avery and Lloyd Corrigan in the CBS sitcom Meet Mr. McNutley in the role of a college English and later drama professor at fictitious Lynnhaven College.

It was also presented on Lux Radio Theater three times as an hour-long broadcast: first on December 19, 1949, with Tyrone Power and David Niven, second on May 11, 1953 with Cary Grant and Phyllis Thaxter and third on March 1, 1955, again with Grant and Thaxter.

* Phyllis Gates-Wife of Hollywood actor Rock Hudson ( 1955 – 1958 )

A television adaptation for Lux Video Theatre, starring Phyllis Thaxter, was broadcast in January 1955 on NBC.

It was first heard at Florida State, in February 1955, with Phyllis Curtin in the title role, and Mack Harrell as the Reverend Olin Blitch.

She was a guest star on many television series, including The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse ( The Sisters, with Grace Kelly, 1951 ), I Love Lucy ( 1954 ), Producers ' Showcase ( The Petrified Forest, with Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Henry Fonda, 1955 ), The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1964 ), Mayberry RFD ( 1970 ), The Brady Bunch ( 1974 ), and Phyllis ( 1976 ).

Novelist John Cowper Powys ( 1872-1963 ) lived in Corwen with his common-law-wife Phyllis Playter from 1935 until 1955, when they and moved to Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, it is the oldest political party in Dominica.

From 1964 until his death in 1998, she was married to American actor Don Taylor, who was divorced in 1955 from actress Phyllis Avery.

Kearns played Fred, a neighbor of Dr. Tom Wilson ( Stephen Dunne ) in the 1955 CBS sitcom, Professional Father, co-starring Phyllis Coates, Barbara Billingsley, and Beverly Washburn.

* Anne Lyon Haight, Banned Books, R. R. Bowker Company ( 1955 ), paperback, 172 pages, ISBN 0-8352-1078-2

* Lyon 1955, board 2, 7½ / 8 (+ 7 − 0 = 1 ), team gold, board gold ;

The succession was approved by the Court of the Lord Lyon in 1955.

Spree de Corps ( 1955 – 56 ) marked the debut of Milton Lyon as Triangle director.

From 1955 until his death forty years later, Lyon would direct all but a handful of Triangle's original productions.

* Jimmy Lyon ( born 1955 ), US rock musician

* Barbara Lyon ( 1955 )

Born in Montreal, Quebec, his education includes a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University in 1955, a Bachelor of Civil Law ( with honours ) from McGill University in 1958, and a Doctor of Laws from the Université de Lyon in 1960.