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'''Henry Luce''' (1898-1967) was the founder and long-time publisher of ''Time'' magazine, as well as ''Life'' and ''Fortune'' magazines.

'''Henry Luce''' (1898-1967) was the cofounder in 1923 and long-time publisher of ''Time'' magazine, as well as ''Life'' and ''Fortune'' magazines.  They were the most infleuntial magazines in the country until the 1970s.

He was born in China of Presbyterian missionary parents, and always strongly publicized and supported China, especially [[Chiang Kai-shek]].  He opposed Communism throughout the [[Cold War]].

Luce was born in China of Presbyterian missionary parents, and always strongly publicized and supported China, especially [[Chiang Kai-shek]].  He opposed Communism throughout the [[Cold War]].

A conservative Republican, he was one of the most influential shapers of public opinion from the 1920s to his death. His wife [[Claire Booth Luce]] was a leading playwright and political activist.  [[Whittaker Chambers]] was for a while in the 1940s his influential foreign affairs editor.

A conservative Republican, he was one of the most influential shapers of public opinion from the 1920s to his death. In 1941 he proclaimed the "American Century," --the American mission to spread democracy, freedom and capitalism and prosperity.

 

 

His wife [[Clare Booth Luce]] was a leading playwright and political activist.  [[Whittaker Chambers]] was for a while in the 1940s his influential foreign affairs editor.

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Baughman, James L. ''Henry R. Luce and the Rise of the American News Media'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Henry-Luce-Rise-American-Media/dp/0801867169/ref=pd_cp_b_1 excerpt and text search]

* Baughman, James L. ''Henry R. Luce and the Rise of the American News Media'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Henry-Luce-Rise-American-Media/dp/0801867169/ref=pd_cp_b_1 excerpt and text search]

* Herzstein, Robert E.  ''Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American Crusade in Asia'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Henry-Luce-Time-American-Crusade/dp/0521543681/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256733527&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]

* Herzstein, Robert E.  ''Henry R. Luce, Time, and the American Crusade in Asia'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Henry-Luce-Time-American-Crusade/dp/0521543681/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256733527&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]

 

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