Description
The August 12, 1946 issue of LIFE Magazine features Loretta Young on the cover modeling sleepwear from a decade of changing women’s fashion. Young was one of Hollywood’s best-known stars of the era, giving this issue strong classic-movie and celebrity appeal in addition to its historical content.
Inside, LIFE captures a turbulent moment in the immediate postwar world. Major stories include violence in Palestine, political upheaval in Bolivia, the aftermath of the Bikini atomic tests, and a substantial profile of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The issue also ranges through American culture and everyday life with features on Jones Beach, confidence games, a St. Louis debutante party, the Shriners convention, nightclub performer Peter Lind Hayes, and photographer Weegee. The result is an unusually varied issue combining Hollywood, architecture, international news and postwar American life.
Inside This Issue
- Loretta Young — The Hollywood star models a decade of nightgowns and pajamas.
- Frank Lloyd Wright — LIFE profiles the influential architect and examines his work and outspoken personality.
- Palestine Violence — Coverage of escalating unrest in the Middle East.
- Bikini Atoll — LIFE revisits the atomic tests and their aftermath.
- Bolivian Revolt — Reporting on the violent political upheaval in Bolivia.
- Jones Beach — Leonard McCombe photographs one of America’s most famous seaside recreation areas.
- Confidence Games — A look at schemes, swindlers and the people who fall victim to them.
- Peter Lind Hayes — The entertainer appears in LIFE’s coverage of American nightclub culture.
- Weegee Photography — The celebrated news photographer contributes his distinctive crime-scene imagery.
- St. Louis Debutante Party — LIFE documents the rituals and social life surrounding a traditional debutante event.
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 21 The Week’s Events: Blood Runs in Palestine Violence
Pg… 26 The Week’s Events: Editorial: G.B.S.
Pg… 27 The Week’s Events: Boss Crump Rides Roller Coaster
Pg… 28 The Week’s Events: Bolivian Revolt
Pg… 30 The Week’s Events: “Baker Day” at Bikini
Pg… 32 The Week’s Events: Midsummer: Jones Beach
Pg… 37 The Week’s Events: Tourists
Pg… 45 Article: Confidence Games
Pg… 84 Close–Up: Frank Lloyd Wright
Pg… 75 Photographic Essay: “The Razor’s Edge”
Pg… 41 Modern Living: Loretta Young’s Nightgowns
Pg… 57 Natural History: How a Rattlesnake Strikes
Pg… 64 Natural History: Butterflies
Pg… 60 Nightclubs: Peter Lind Hayes
Pg… 70 Movie: “Atomic Power”
Pg… 4 Other Departments: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 8 Other Departments: Speaking of Pictures: Weegee Photographs a Copse
Pg… 13 Other Departments: LIFE’s Reports: The Ipsophone
Pg… 99 Other Departments: LIFE Goes to a Party: St. Louis Debs
Pg… 108 Other Departments: LIFE’s Miscellany: Shriners’ Convention
