Luce, << loos, >> Henry Robinson (1898-1967), was a noted American publisher and editor. Time, his weekly newsmagazine, added new words and introduced writing twists to the American language. Life, a pictorial magazine begun by Luce, had many imitators.
Luce and his friend Briton Hadden founded Time magazine in 1923, and in 1930 Luce started Fortune, a business periodical. His radio program March of Time began in 1931, and a newsreel series of the same name began in 1935. Both were abandoned in 1953. Luce purchased Architectural Forum in 1932 and began publishing Life as a weekly in 1936. He launched another periodical, House and Home, in 1952. In 1964, the publishing rights to Architectural Forum were given away and House and Home was sold. Life originally ceased publication in 1972. It was published as a monthly from 1978 to 2000. The first issue of Luce’s magazine Sports Illustrated appeared in 1954.
Luce was born on April 3, 1898, in Dengzhou (now Penglai), China. His parents were Presbyterian missionaries. Luce graduated from Yale University. He died on Feb. 28, 1967. His wife, Clare Boothe Luce, gained fame as a politician, diplomat, and playwright (see Luce, Clare Boothe).
