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  2. The Outsiders (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press.The book details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "Greasers" and the upper-middle-class "Socs" (pronounced / ˈ s oʊ ʃ ɪ z / SOH-shiz—short for Socials).

  3. Greaser (subculture) - Wikipedia

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    However, S. E. Hinton, author of the novel The Outsiders, an influential portrayal of greasers, claimed to know the term from her youth in 1950s Tulsa, Oklahoma. [9] [10] The name was also applied to members of the subculture partly because of their characteristic greased-back hair. [11]

  4. Ponyboy Curtis - Wikipedia

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    Ponyboy Michael "Pony" Curtis is a fictional character and the main protagonist of S. E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders. On screen, he is played by C. Thomas Howell in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film adaptation and by Jay R. Ferguson in the 1990 sequel TV series. Brody Grant originated the role on stage in the 2023 stage musical adaptation.

  5. S. E. Hinton - Wikipedia

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    While still in her teens, Hinton became a household name [a] as the author of The Outsiders, her first and most popular novel, set in Oklahoma in the 1960s. She began writing it in 1965. [ 7 ] The book was inspired by two rival gangs at her school, Will Rogers High School , [ 8 ] the Greasers and the Socs , [ 3 ] and her desire to empathize ...

  6. Broadway's 'Outsiders' cast, crew make 'unicorn' Tulsa visit ...

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    Like the book and film, “The Outsiders” musical is set in Tulsa in the 1960s and focuses on young Greaser Ponyboy Curtis, his two older brothers and their chosen family of “outsiders ...

  7. The 55 Best Coming of Age Movies, from ‘Boyhood’ to ‘House of ...

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    The Outsiders (1983) Director ... This star-studded feature tells the story of a bitter rivalry between two teen gangs: the working class Greasers and the wealthy Socials. When one Greaser kills a ...

  8. Category:Greasers (subculture) - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the greasers and their depictions. They are a youth subculture that emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s from predominantly working class and lower-class teenagers and young adults in the United States and Canada.

  9. The 50 Best Teen Movies of All Time - AOL

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    Image credit: Warner Bros. The Outsiders' (1983) A coming-of-age drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola that tells the story of the ongoing gang rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs in rural ...