47 Magazine – Old Magazine Articles

The Cold War and Public Opinion (’47 Magazine, 1947)

This article was written by Gallup Poll Editor William Lydgate who compared various opinion surveys that were taken shortly after the close of W.W. II with the ones that were created just one year later.

The 1945 poll revealed that the American public generally looked forward to friendly relations with the Soviet Union, shared remarkably high hopes for world peace and believed deeply that the United Nations would be responsible for the creation of a better world. However, the 1946 poll measured an enormous drop in this sunny disposition.

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Robert Capa: A Life (’47 Magazine)

This article was written by John Hersey (1914 – 1993); it was written as a review of Slightly Out of Focus, the memoir by the most famous of World War II combat photographers, Robert Capa (né Andre Friedmann: 1913 – 1954). A fun and informative read, you will learn how the man came to be a photographer, how he acquired his nom de guerre, his work during the Spanish Civil War and the credibility that quickly followed.

Click here to read what General James Gavin remembered about photographer Robert Capa.

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Fast Facts About Hollywood Silent Movies (’47 Magazine, 1947)

A really quick, informative read that will let you know a whole bunch about the earliest days of Hollywood silent film production:

• Silent film production companies averaged three movies per week.

• A good salary for an early Hollywood silent film executive was $50.00 per week

• Silent film extras were paid 1.50 per day.

• There were no stunt doubles.

• The average silent film director was paid $150.00 per week.

• A big-budget production was one that cost $500.00.

• Silent film directors would talk continuously during shooting.

– and much more.

Click here to read articles about Marilyn Monroe.

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BLOODBATH (’47 Magazine, 1947)

Written some eighteen years after the event, here is a reminiscence of the worst day in Prohibition history: the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.

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William Saroyan’s Reminiscence ofCombat Photographer Robert Capa (’47 Magazine, 1947)

Dramatist and author William Saroyan (1908 – 1981) treated the readers of ’47 MAGAZINE with a number of his anecdotes concerning his close wartime friendship with W.W. II photographer Robert Capa.

They all involve alcohol.

Click here to read an anecdote about Robert Capa during the Spanish Civil War.

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