June 12, 1944
Life’s cover photo shows 500-pound bombs falling on an oil refinery in Leghorn, Italy.
Where does Al Capp get ideas for his characters? Would you believe Veronica Lake?
A feature on Humphrey Bogart says that while filming a dangerous scene in “Action in the North Atlantic” in which he and Raymond Massey were being doubled by stuntmen, Bogart said: “Ray, I’ll bet you $10 my double is braver than yours.”
In a feature on comic artist Al Capp and Li’l Abner, Life says that Romeo Scragg, left, is inspired by John Barry more in “Richard III.”
While Daisy Mae has a certain resemblance to Veronica Lake.
And Earthquake McGoon is inspired by “Man Mountain” Dean.
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