Playing Luce With The Truth

The Man Time Forgot

The name Henry R. Luce is firmly enshrined in the annals of American publishing. But few remember the legendary Time editor’s erstwhile partner, Briton Hadden... It was Hadden, not Luce, who conceived the idea not only of Time, but of the "newsmagazine" itself.

In this interview from 2006, host Brooke Gladstone spoke to Isaiah Wilner, author of a biography of the man Luce allegedly wiped from history.

A Publisher's Distorted Life

Columbia University professor Alan Brinkley argues that Luce didn't so much betray his partner as make a typical business decision after Hadden's death. In his new biography, The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century, Brinkley discusses what motivated one of history's most powerful media titans.

Audio Embed: WNYC's On The Media 7/31/10, Host: Brooke Gladstone.