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1949-08-15 Life Magazine Contents

1949/08/15 — Cover photograph featuring “How to Dress for Hollywood” depicting actress Brynn Noring is credited to Philippe Halsman.

Contents of this issue are as follows:
THE WEEK’S EVENTS:

  • Sweden Holds a Gymnastic World Series — Photographs for LIFE by William J. Sumits
  • Editorials: This May Cost You Money and Speaking of the “Daily News”
  • Bear Turns On Handler
  • Age Wins a Round in Texas
  • Criminal Shoots It Out With Police
  • Ump Pretends He’s Blind
  • The Girls Get Restless
  • Justice Douglas Explores Iran
  • Colonel McCormick Invades Capital
  • Louisiana Town Hits the Jackpot

    • MEDICINE:

  • Infantile Paralysis

    • ARTICLE:

  • Poliomyelitis: A Case History by Bentz Plagemann

    • PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY:

  • Thurn and Taxis — Photographs for LIFE by Walter Sanders

    • FASHION:

  • Robe for Disrobing

    • SPORTS:

  • World’s Wettest, Sportiest Boat

    • MOVIES:

  • Quintet of Beauties — A Portfolio by Philippe Halsman — Color photos of Barbara Bates, Janet Leigh, Alexis Smith, Ann Blyth, and Linda Darnell
  • Another Beauty for Hollywood – Brynn Noring

    • ANIMALS:

  • Chameleons

    • OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

  • Letters to the Editors
  • Speaking of Pictures: Dancer Acts Out Bedtime Story for Delighted Son
  • LIFE Visits “Mama” Koshetz

    • Notable advertising includes: Kleenex ad features Little Lulu by Marge, full-page ad for Orson Welles in Black Magic, Maxwell House Coffee ad illustrated by Stevan Dohanos, color photo of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. fishing on his boat in an ad for Pabst Blue Ribbon which he’s also drinking, and an ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes on the back cover featuring Yvonne DeCarlo. NOTE: An * denotes ad is smaller than a full-page.