Description
Original LIFE Magazine — March 26, 1956
LIFE Magazine March 26 1956 features Julie Andrews on the cover as the young Broadway star appears in a major new musical. The issue captures Andrews at an important early point in her career and offers a vivid snapshot of American entertainment, culture, history, and journalism in the spring of 1956.
Also highlighted on the cover are LIFE features on how confidence men deceive their victims and the second installment of Winston Churchill’s history of the English-speaking peoples, focusing on The Norman Conquest.
- Cover Subject: Julie Andrews — “She Sings on Broadway in Major New Musical”
- Inside This Issue: Julie Andrews on Broadway; “How Cole’s Con Men Take the Suckers”; Winston Churchill’s history, Part II — “The Norman Conquest”; plus LIFE’s photography, news, culture, and period advertising from 1956.
- Completeness: Complete original issue of LIFE Magazine, not a reproduction.
- Perfect For: Julie Andrews fans, Broadway and theater collectors, Winston Churchill collectors, 1950s memorabilia enthusiasts, birthday gifts, and collectors of original LIFE Magazines.
This original issue preserves the photography, stories, advertisements, and editorial presentation seen by LIFE readers in March 1956, making it both a collectible magazine and an authentic piece of mid-century history.
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
