Description
LIFE Magazine – October 21, 1946 features actress Gloria Grahame on the cover, shortly before audiences would see her as Violet Bick in Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. That connection gives this issue unusual appeal for collectors of classic Hollywood and one of the most enduring films of the 1940s.
Inside, LIFE captures America and the world during the first full postwar year. Coverage ranges from the 1946 political campaign and Reinhold Niebuhr’s examination of Germany to Windsor Castle, booming Houston, popular music, aviation, horse racing and Hollywood. Gloria Grahame receives additional coverage inside the magazine, while LIFE’s photography and period advertising provide a vivid snapshot of American culture in October 1946.
Inside This Issue
- Gloria Grahame — Cover star and featured actress, soon to appear as Violet Bick in It’s a Wonderful Life
- The 1946 Campaign — LIFE examines the approaching midterm elections
- The Fight for Germany — Reinhold Niebuhr considers Germany’s place in the postwar world
- Windsor Castle — A major photographic feature on the historic royal residence
- Booming Houston — LIFE looks at the rapid growth of Houston, Texas
- Bob Hope — Coverage of his book So This Is Peace
- Top Song Hits — Popular music and entertainment in 1946
- Guarded Race Horses — A look at security surrounding valuable racing horses
- New Freight Planes — Developments in postwar commercial aviation
- Alfred Eisenstaedt — LIFE turns the camera on one of its own celebrated photographers
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 29 The Week’s Events: The 1946 Campaign
Pg… 36 The Week’s Events: Editorial: The American Woman
Pg… 37 The Week’s Events: Churchill Rides a Circus Horse
Pg… 38 The Week’s Events: Bride Dies on Steps of Church
Pg… 40 The Week’s Events: Peace Conference Finds Minor Harmonies
Pg… 42 The Week’s Events: Hungry Housewife Fails to Get Meat
Pg… 45 The Week’s Events: U. S. Couple Adopts French Village
Pg… 65 Article: The Fight for Germany, by Reinhold Neibuhr
Pg… 119 Books: “So This Is Peace,” by Bob Hope
Pg… 84 Photographic Essays: Windsor Castle
Pg… 108 Photographic Essays: Booming Houston
Pg… 53 Modern Living: Brogan Clothes
Pg… 77 Movies: Gloria Grahame
Pg… 131 Movies: “The Dark Mirror”
Pg… 91 Music: Top Song Hits
Pg… 101 Sports: Guarded Race Horses
Pg… 136 Aviation: New Freight Planes
Pg… 2 Other Departments: LIFE’s Reports: The Monsters of Valais, by Henry Tanner
Pg… 12 Other Departments: Speaking of Pictures: Eisenstaedt Has His Picture Taken
Pg… 18 Other Departments: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 142 Other Departments: LIFE Visits a Billionaires’ Club
Pg… 146 Other Departments: LIFE’s Miscellany: Magicians’ Wives
