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Henry Luce

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An American publisher who, with Briton Hadden, launched Time in 1923 as the first weekly news magazine in the United States, then founded Fortune (1930), Life (1936) and, later in his life, Sports Illustrated (1954). Luce closely supervised a stable of magazines that reshaped American journalism and reading habits, and by combining a magazine empire with radio and newsreel ventures built what has been called the first multimedia corporation.

Facts
Birth Year
1898 1
Death Year
1967 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Co-founded Time (1923), the first weekly U.S. newsmagazine, then founded Fortune (1930) and Life (1936), reshaping American magazine publishing and photojournalism. 1
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Magazines, Media Forms
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Milestones Credited

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Works Created

Life, Landmark Works
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  • Henry Luce, overview and legacy sections
    launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of millions of Americans
  • Henry Luce, infobox
  • In Category: Figures
  • Associated With: Magazines
  • Associated With: Time Inc.
  • Works Created: Life
  • Milestones Credited: Founding of Time Magazine
  • Associated With: Mass-Circulation Magazine
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