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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, August 28, 1944

Posted on August 28, 2025 by lmharnisch

August 28, 1944: Life magazine’s cover story is on the new fashion craze of pedal pushers. Preston Sturges is probably the most exciting movie director to emerge in the past decade, Life says. Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, Aug. 28, 1944

Posted on August 28, 2014 by lmharnisch

At a fashion show of fall college styles held about a fortnight ago at B. Altman & Co., New York, most startling among the novelties shown were the “pedal pushers,” in which Anne Scott appears on Life’s cover. These are … Continue reading →

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On the Set With Preston Sturges, March 20, 1944

Posted on March 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

Rosalind Shaffer is not byline I recognize. She filed this feature on Preston Sturges, published in the St. Petersburg Times, March 20, 1944. Here’s a bonus fact: Shaffer helped found the Hollywood Women’s Press Club.

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