This article is about the particular significance of the year 1950 to Wales and its people.

1950
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Wales
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Timeline of Welsh history
1950 in
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Scotland
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Incumbents

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Events

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Arts and literature

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  • 21 FebruaryDylan Thomas arrives in the United States, his first visit to America.[7]
  • The first Welsh Drama Festival is held.
  • American photojournalist W. Eugene Smith visits the UK to take photographs of working-class life; three of those published are of the South Wales valleys.[8]

Awards

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  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Caerphilly) (first "all-Welsh" Eisteddfod)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Gwilym Tilsley
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Euros Bowen
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – withheld

New books

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English language

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Welsh language

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Music

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Film

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Sports

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  7. ^ Constantine FitzGibbon (1965). The Life of Dylan Thomas. J. M. Dent and Sons. p. 355.
  8. ^ University of Arizona. Center for Creative Photography; Amy Rule (1983). W. Eugene Smith papers. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. p. 18.
  9. ^ Margaret Ross Griffel (21 December 2012). Operas in English: A Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 713. ISBN 978-0-8108-8325-3.
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  12. ^ Dai Smith (1980). A People and a proletariat: essays in the history of Wales, 1780-1980. Pluto Press in association with Llafur, the Society for the Study of Welsh Labour History. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-86104-321-7.
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  17. ^ Arthur Jackson (1979). The Best Musicals: From Show Boat to A Chorus Line : Broadway, Off-Broadway, London. Crown. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-517-53881-4.
  18. ^ Benjamin Britten (7 July 2011). Letters from a Life Volume 3 (1946-1951): The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten. Faber & Faber. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-571-27993-7.
  19. ^ Mullan, Harry (4 June 1997). "Obituary: Eddie Thomas". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  20. ^ Palmer, Neil (2016). Trevor Ford : the authorised biography. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 9781445640891.
  21. ^ "About Us". Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association website. Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  22. ^ Norm N. Nite (1980). Rock on: The modern years: 1964 - present. Crowell. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-690-01196-8.
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  38. ^ News in Brief The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 20, 1950; pg. 3; Issue 51801
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