Crossword puzzle clue "it became a state in 1959"

It became a state in 1959

Miss America (1959) who became a film and TV actress, Mary Ann ___

1959 novel in whose film version Mary Crane became Marion Crane

State since 1959

State since 8/21/1959

State capital since 1959

1959 novel about the cool state police officers employed by a celebrity?

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin