LIFE Magazine – September 3 1951

The September 3, 1951 issue of LIFE Magazine features Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida on the cover, photographed by legendary LIFE photographer Philippe Halsman. The accompanying feature, “Sexy Signore,” introduced American readers to the rising European screen star who would soon become one of the best-known international actresses of the 1950s.

Inside, LIFE captures America and the world at the beginning of the atomic age. Coverage includes plans for a new nuclear-powered submarine, the aftermath of a devastating hurricane in Jamaica, Cleveland baseball, and a striking photographic essay on the Philadelphia Museum by Arnold Newman. Another major photo feature, “Shirtsleeve Millionaires,” photographed by Loomis Dean, examines a new generation of self-made American millionaires.

Inside This Issue

• Gina Lollobrigida — LIFE profiles the rising Italian movie star in “Sexy Signore.”
• Atomic Submarine — “The Dawn of Atomic Plenty” examines U.S. plans for a new submarine.
• Hurricane in Jamaica — dramatic coverage of destruction left by a major Caribbean storm.
• Philadelphia Museum — photographic essay by noted photographer Arnold Newman.
• Shirtsleeve Millionaires — Loomis Dean photographs Americans who built new fortunes.
• Cleveland Baseball — LIFE captures an unusual Cleveland victory.
• Bright Victory — coverage of the 1951 motion picture.
• Russell Lynes — the writer examines the social phenomenon of “Bores.”
• LIFE’s Party — a photographic look at a marathon weekend in Carolina.

Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.