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Original LIFE Magazine — October 15, 1956
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from October 15, 1956, featuring Elizabeth Taylor in the movie Giant on the cover. The issue also includes coverage of treatment for mental illness, campaign-season politics, and major news, photography, advertising and culture from 1956.
- Cover Subject: Elizabeth Taylor in Giant
- Inside This Issue: Elizabeth Taylor and Giant; treatment for mental illness; presidential campaign coverage; period news, photography, advertising and culture from 1956
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction
- Perfect For: LIFE Magazine collectors, Elizabeth Taylor fans, classic-film enthusiasts, Giant collectors, 1950s culture enthusiasts and vintage Americana collections
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 30 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Stevenson Goes All Out Against the Ike Glow: Both Candidates Step Up Their Campaigning. Photographed for LIFE by Frank Scherschel, Howard Sochurek, Ed Clark
Pg… 38 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Bums of Brooklyn and Their Ritzy Neighbors
Pg… 45 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week
Pg… 48 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Legal Squall Kicks Up in Wake of “Doria”
Pg… 57 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Ireland Unveils Statue of John Barry, Father of the U.S. Navy
Pg… 40 EDITORIALS: Europe East: a Stir of Freedom
Pg… 40 EDITORIALS: Europe West: a Hope of Union
Pg… 90 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: Saint Joan in Ireland: Siobhan McKenna Visits Scenes of Her Homeland Which Give Native Strength to Her Portrayal of Irishman Shaw’s Martyr. Photographed for LIFE in Color by Gjon Mill
Pg… 148 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: Return to Sanity in 12 Weeks: New Drugs Restore Mental Victims to Normal Life. Photographed for LIFE by Fritz Goro
Pg… 111 CLOSE–UP: Matron with a Torch Song: Broke, Unknown and 43, Roberta Sherwood has a Sudden Success. By Joe McCarthy
Pg… 160 ARTICLE: It Could Only Happen in the U.S.: Benjamin Fairless, a Coal Miner’s Son from Pigeon Run, Ohio, Tells in the First of Two Articles How He Rose to the Summit of American Industry
Pg… 63 MUSIC: Jack Benny Battles the Classics in Carnegie Hall
Pg… 67 OPERA: Set to Music, the Story of David Gets Hollywood Bowl Treatment
Pg… 68 MOVIES: A Tale of a Rich Land and Its Lords: Edna Ferber’s “Giant” Makes an Epic Film of Texas
Pg… 79 FASHION: Finery for Fair Young Ladies: Children’s Clothes Stem from Hit Show
Pg… 86 ANIMALS: A Rare Indian Rhinoceros is the First to be Born in Captivity
Pg… 99 SCIENCE: An Eerie Model of a Satellite Goes on Display in New York
Pg… 105 RELIGION: Cross in the Canyon: Chapel with Unique Fa?ade Rises from Arizona Rock
Pg… 123 NATURE: Dazzleing Collection of Pheasants from Asia is Assembled in North Carolina. Photographed for LIFE in Color by Nina Leen.
Pg… 130 MODERN LIVING: Do Luxe Dog Domiciles: Architects Give Thought to Canine Comfort
Pg… 138 TELEVISION: Doffing Mitts, Prizefighters Toss More TV Cues than Punches
Pg… 145 INDUSTRY: A 1957 U.S. Car Makes Its Bow in Moscow
Pg… 181 PARTY: A Big Time for the Biddies: New Play About Philadelphia Family Brings Forth the Cream of Main Line Society
Pg… 12 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Fathers and Their Look–Alike Sons
Pg… 19 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 184 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Heels Over Head in Work
