Teen-Age

Teen-Age, Teen Age, Teen-Ager or Teen Ager with capitalizations can describe older media which use the term teen-age/teen-ager (or teen age/teen ager) in titles as opposed to teenage or teenager, the more common non-hyphenated non-spaced forms in modern times.
Beyond merely being a variation in structure, it is often a play on it being the "age" (era) of the teen, and emphasizes the separation and distinct existence of these root terms, rather than blending them together into a single word as modern ones do.
Media which use this format include:
40s
*1944 June 17: "A Dramatic Thunderbolt Of Modern Youth!" 55 minute film directed by Robert L'Estrange, written by Elmer Clifton, starring Jonny Duncan as Dan Murray also known as Teenage Jungle. Later featured in the 1989 documentary Sex and Buttered Popcorn, written and directed by Sam Harrison.
*1949 January 14 Teen-Age Romances, a 45 issue series, began.
:*Lily Renée worked on issues 1,2,4 ("Was I Too Young for Love?" (reprint), "We Couldn't Be Kept Apart", "They Called Me a Love Thief", "I'll Not Date in August")
:*1952 August, issue 23 of TAR included story "I Ran Away with a Truck Driver"
*1949 February-August, Lily also worked on comic series Teen-Age Diary Secrets ("Dishonest Kisses Were My Downfall"). This part of the 6-issue Blue Ribbon Comics series by St. John Publications. The initial title in BRC issue 2 was Diary Secrets but "Teen-Age" was added for issues 4 (February or June) and 5 (August)
50s
*1950 Popular Teen-Agers published by Star Publications for 19 issues ending in 1954
*1951 The Association for Teen-Age Diplomats (ATAD) is founded and runs exchange programs.
*1953 Teen-Agers: Science Fiction published on page 16 on November 15 by The New York Times Book Review regarding Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids
*1954 January A Teen-Age G.I. in the Civil War by Charles M. Snyder pertaining to the 9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment published in New York History Volume 35 Issue 1 pages 14-31
*1956 The Flaming Teen-Age film
*1957 Teen-age Cook published by Philip Harben
*1957 Teen-Age Crush music single by Tommy Sands which ranked 33
*1958 Teen-Age Talk 2-issue series by I. W. Publications
*Late 50s Charlton Comics series (list of publications):
*#Teen-Age Love July 1958 - Dec 1973 issues 4-96 was formerly titled Intimate for first 3 issues Dec 1957 - May 1958
*#Teen-Age Hotrodders ran July 1958 - Dec 1973 for 24 issues, became Top Eliminator Sept 1967 - July 1968 for issues 25-29, became Drag 'N' Wheels Sept 1968 - May 1973 for issues 30-59
*#Teen-Age Confidential Confessions ran July 1960 - ? 1964
*1959 Teen-Age Virtuoso used November 16 by TIME Magazine to describe Lorin Hollander in his October appearance on Dick Clark's World of Talent.
60s
* series My Own Romance which ran March 1949 - July 1960 for issues 4-76 (adapted from earlier Timely Comics' for issues 1-3) changed its name to Teen-Age Romance for issues 77-86 during its final run Sept. 1960 - March 1962. Marvel Comics picked up the series at issue 82.
*1960 Teen-Age Republicans organization
*1961 November Teen-Age Culture by Jessie Bernard published by the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
*1964 Teen-Age Strangler film
*1965 Teen-age Decision-Making dissertation by Frederick L. Whitam
*In the mid-60s, the 1955 introduced the Teen-Age Troubles advice column published by Harold Gluck (along with Canteen Corner)
*1969 October 1 How to Get a Teen-Age Boy and What to Do with Him When You Get Him by Ellen Peck is published by Bernard Geis Associates
70s
*1970 Teen Age Lust music album
*1971 April Teen-Age Witch comic
*1972 Miss American Teen-Ager contest, winner Janene Forsyth featured in The Courtship of Eddie's Father season 3 episode 18 (episode 68 overall)
*Mid 1970s genre New Wave music is described in conjunction with this term
*1978 Dilemma of Teen-agers paper published by Paul Cameron
*1978 May 5 the Lakeland Ledger uses term writing about the Minneapolis Chief of Police.
*1979 Helping Your Teen-Age Student book by Marvin Cohn for teaching rote learning and study skills
80s
*1980 The Rise & Fall of a Teen-age Wacko by published by Atheneum Books
*1980 New York Public Library Books for the Teen-Age awards won by Taming the Star Runner and by Susan Eloise Hinton
*1981 Teen-Age Wind is first song on You Are What You Is music album
*1986 G-Force: Guardians of Space series described on DVD as "Five teen-age champions!"
*1988 Teen Age Riot music single
*1989 May 6 Teen-Age Choice for Best Horror Motion Picture was part of the Best Family Motion Picture Entertainment category in the 10th Youth in Film Awards
*1989 September 18 Teen-ager charged in three homicides article about Craig Price by Spokane Chronicle
90s
*1993 February Pacoima Wash articles Teen-Ager Rescues Boy (4th) and Police Save 2 Teen-Agers (13th)
*1993 September Teen-Agers Eagerly Await Electronic Carnage article about Mortal Kombat by Lindsey Gruson in NYT.
*1994 Shlomo Helbrans article by NYT titled Rabbi Given Prison Term In Kidnapping Of Teen-Ager
*1996 article Better to Sing The Teen-Age Life Than Live It
*1997 Teen Age Camp founded in New Jersey as a Jewish summer camp
*1997 March Teen-Ager's Scornful Look at Cuteness article by about Daria
*1999 March 1 Lurch, the Teen-Age Idol is episode 39 of The New Addams Family
*1999 April 3 Teen-Age Mayor Startled article about by NYT.
2000s
*2001's Teen Age Message
*2003 book Forever Young: The 'Teen-Aging' of Modern Culture by Marcel Danesi published in relation to youth subculture
*2011 Teen-Aged Piano Prodigy by Ramapo Times pertaining to George Li.
*2013 January 15 The Teen Age, a punk rock group from Brooklyn, released a song called "Evil"
*2013 January 31 Teen-Age Vice, a song by the No Tomorrow Boys, received music video
Acronyms
The recognition of 'Age' as separate word (with capitalizing) is sometimes done for the purpose of constructing acronyms. Examples include:
*TAMS: Teen Age Medical Services
*TAPSS: Teen-Age Parent Support Services

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