Henry Robinson Luce (1898 – 1967). American magazine magnate who was
called "the most influential private citizen in the America of his day".
He launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that
transformed journalism and the reading habits of millions of Americans.
Time summarized and interpreted the week's news;
Life was a picture
magazine of politics, culture, and society that dominated American
visual perceptions in the era before television;
Fortune report
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on national and international business; and Sports Illustrated explored
the world of sports. Counting his radio projects and newsreels, Luce
created the first multimedia corporation. He envisaged that the United
States would achieve world hegemony, and, in 1941, he declared the 20th
century would be the "American Century".
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What was left of his pale red hair was copious and curly."
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He bequeathed to hi so a strong constitution, brains, religious
fervor, inflexibility, single-mindedness and pale red hair."
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