1956/03/16 — Cover featuring Marlon Brando Contents as follows: ARTICLES: ICBM by Hanson W. Baldwin with full-page illustration by John Wilson School for Stars is about the Actor’s Studio and includes black & white photos of Lee Strasberg, Marlon Brando, Margaret Feury, Paul Newman, Viveca Lindfors, Marilyn Monroe, Dane Clark, Eva Gabor, Joan McCracken, Betsy [...]
1956/03/30 — The cover features San Francisco, 1906 Earthquake – James Stewart also featured in a small photo at the top right corner of the cover Contents as follows: ARTICLES: A Visit With Mr. Fitz and Nashua by John McNulty featuring James E. Fitzsimmons and the race horse Nashua Teresa at Twilight features Teresa Del [...]
1956/04/27 — ARTICLES: The American Tradition by Henry Steele Commager A Nation Dies, A Nation is Reborn by Philip Van Doren Stern with illustration of Lincoln by Thomas Vroman “Belly It In!” by Joseph Stocker The Young in Art by Robert O’Brien The Red Atom by Lin Root about the Russians in Atomic Research Wise [...]
1956/05/11 — The cover features Phil Silvers as Sgt. Bilko with other cast members surrounding him Contents as follows: ARTICLES: Kefauver Rides Again by Theodore H. White about Estes Kefauver Gesell on Youth by Jack Harrison Pollack You Can Go Home Again by Eric Sevareid with illustration by Lynn Ward Backstage With Phil Silvers by [...]
1956/07/06 — Cover features the Yul Brynner Contents as follows: ARTICLES: Why Women Live Longer Than Men by Leonard Engel The Pilgrims by David Eisenhower – 4 pages loaded with drawings in crayon by the President’s grandson Upsetting the Red Timetable Yul Brynner by Joel Sayre — 6 pages, loaded with photos, many in color [...]
1956/09/28 — Cover features the Andrea Doria Contents as follows: ARTICLES: Five Desparate Hours in Cabin 56 by Cornelius Ryan and illustrated by John Groth — The untold story of horror and heroism aboard the sinking Andrea Doria – 7 full pages Why So Many Home Runs–Is It E=1/2mv2? by Tom Meany — Longhairs study [...]
1956/10/26 — Cover features Ingrid Bergman Contents as follows: ARTICLES: Listen to ‘Boss’ Kettering by Leonard Gross Designing Your House to Fit the Climate by Christopher Carter “I Am Not Doing Penance for Anything” by Ingrid Bergman – 7 pages with photos Campaign Buttons Write Our Political History — A 2-page “story” featuring images of [...]
1956/12/21 — ARTICLES: “One Minute to Ditch!” by Cornelius Ryan The Billion-Dollar Change by Siler Freeman about improvements made in cars by the U.S. Auto Industry, with 20 small photos of some of the newest cars The Secret of Slederella by Robert O;Brien Banzai Brando by Thomas C. Ryan about Marlon Brando 36 Hours That [...]
1955/02/18 — Cover featuring Iwo Jima is credited to Jerry Yulsman Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Baseball’s Shrinking Strike Zone by Tom Meany with large color illustration and two smaller including one with Yogi Berra all by Willard Mullin What to Do About That Morning Misery by Mary Harrington Feldman is about post-nasal drip My Last Walk [...]
1956/09/14 — Cover featuring Ed Sullivan is credited to Marvin Koner Contents as follows: ARTICLES: My Story — Part 1 of 3 — by Ed Sullivan These Children Share Their Eyes by Pierre Salinger Where Men Go Wrong About Women Voters by Walter Davenport Episode in a Railroad Station by Louis B. Seltzer and illustrated [...]
1956/05/25 — The cover features cover girl Barbara Wallace of Fort Wayne, IN photographed by Gene Cook and Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers credited to Hugh Broderick Contents as follows: ARTICLES: Gesell on Teen-Agers — Part 2: New insight into the years 13 to 16 — by Jack Harrison Pollack The Vanishing Cowboy by [...]
1954/08/06 — The cover is credited to Arthur Lidov Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Children on Alcatraz by William Read Woodfield and Gitta Parker Fashion and Freud by Martha Weinman Self-Confessed — I’m a Family Doctor by Francis T. Hodges, M.D. with Joseph Laitin Have You Met the Modern Salesman? by Bill Davidson America’s Most Dreadful Flower [...]
1954/08/20 — The cover is credited to Bill Baker Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Will All Protestants Unite in One Church? by Caspar Nannes Kirk Gets a Seal of Approval by Evelyn Harvey with color photos of Kirk Douglas in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” Oompah Town – Collier’s Color Camera What Are We Doing ABout [...]
1954/09/17 — The cover featuring President Eisenhower is credited to Marvin Koner Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Mr. Eisenhower Builds His Dream House by Martha Weinman Can Italy be Saved? by Gabriel Vogliotti with illustrations of Italy’s political leaders by Lowell Hess The Greeks Had a Horse for It — Collier’s Color Camera featuring scenes from “Helen [...]
1954/10/01 — The cover is credited to Leo Choplin Contents as follows:ARTICLES: To Stop the Communists: “We Must Be Willing to Fight Now” by Senator William F. Knowland Destry Rides Again, Again by Evelyn Harvey with color photos including Marlene Dietrich and Audie Murphy in the film Is Your Police Force Obsolete? (The Plight of [...]
1954/10/29 — The cover is credited to Al Hirschfeld and features Groucho Marx, Jack Webb, Jackie Gleason and Lucille Ball with Desi Arnaz drawn into a totem pole arrangement Contents as follows:ARTICLES: TV Ratings: Who Knows Who’s On Top by Bill Davidson Moose or Man? (Too Many Sportsmen Guess Wrong) by Alfred M. Lansing Bingo [...]
1955/01/07 — Cover featuring Prince Charles is credited to Lisa Contents as follows: ARTICLES: The Boy Who Lives in a Palace by Helen Worden Erskine is about 6-Year-Old Prince Charles – 5 full pages of text and photos Can Russian Missiles Strike the United States? by Dr. Walter R. Dornberger The Return of the “It” [...]
1955/02/04 — Cover composed of four images including those of Harry Truman and Olivia DeHavilland Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Truman in Retirement by Helen Worden Erskine How to Think Your Way to the Top by Bill Davidson Everybody Skis at Steamboat by Lucile Maxfield Bogue Does He Get Water from Rock? by Robert de Roos American [...]
1955/03/18 — Cover featuring awesome Jackie Gleason illustration is credited to Al Hirschfeld Contents as follows: ARTICLES: No More Paratroops? by James J. Haggerty, Jr. with two large illustrations by Fred Freeman No Nutburgers for Me! by Robert de Roos He Takes the Bible ‘Round the World by Henry La Cossitt about Baptist Minister E.A. [...]
1955/05/13 — Cover featuring Rocky Marciano is credited to Garry Winogrand – The small caricature of George Gobel in the top right corner is by Al Hirschfeld Contents as follows: ARTICLES: Social Security by Helen Hill Miller Senator George–Ike’s Favorite Democrat? by Robert J. Donovan Crashing Planes on Purpose by James J. Haggerty, Jr. Breath [...]
1955/05/27 — Cover credited to Bill Stapleton Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Stoop or Bend by Bill Davidson Shadow Plants – Our Secret Weapon by Vernon Pizer Me and the Set by John Crosby with drawing by Al Hirschfeld Jail Is No Place for Children in Trouble by Ruth and Edward Brecher ‘Way Down Upon the Irrawaddy [...]
1955/06/24 — Cover featuring gorgeous shot of Grace Kelly is credited to Howell Conant Contents as follows: ARTICLES: “Mr. Attack” Goes to Washington by Peter Kalischer is about General Maxwell Davenport Taylor Turbocars by James J. Haggerty, Jr. How to Stop Wiretapping — Concluding Who ELSE Is Listening? — by Bernard B. Spindel with Bill [...]
1955/07/22 — Cover credited to Gene Trindl Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Forest Fire! by Robert de Roos and Alva Neuns Snapping Celebs at F/2 ASA 800 by Earl Wilson includes a small black & white photo of Marilyn Monroe with Milton Greene The Manpower Problem in the Air Force (Where Are the Men Who Want to [...]
1954/06/25 — The cover is credited to Fred Freeman Contents as follows:ARTICLES: Fastest Man on Earth by James J. Haggerty, Jr. is about Dr. John P. Stapp and his rocket sled Something New in Steam Heat by Evelyn Harvey featuring Carol Haney New Frontier for Freedom by Edgar Ansel Mowrer Turley’s Fast Ball: 94.2 MPH [...]
1954/07/09 — The cover is credited to Rebecca Merrillees – Marilyn Monroe also featured in a small photo at the top right corner of the cover Contents as follows:ARTICLES: “… Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor” by Henry Lee and illustrated by Henry C. Pitz And Now Sub-Suits by Martha Weinman Dick and [...]
