Rougier, Michael (1925-2012) - Original Poster with Photograph of Thorton Wilder for an Edition of "the Bridge of San Luis Rey

New York: Time-Life Books, circa 1963. Original poster for "Great Authors from the Time Reading Program." For an edition of "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." 56 x 44cm.. According to LIFE lore, Michael Rougier (1925-2012) is the only unknown who walked into the office and was hired right then and there as a staff photographer. His feat had been to get pictures of a then-camera shy Eva Peron and smuggle the film out of Argentina. It turned out, however, that celebrities would seldom be his subject. As a war correspondent in Korea, he did not aim for action shots but instead focused on “the stresses and strains of a soldier’s mind.” He also showcased the plight of a Korean orphan in “The Little Boy Who Wouldn’t Smile,” a story that brought Rougier acclaim and the boy clothes, medicine and toys from readers. Once, while trailing a geological survey crew up a nameless Antarctic mountain, Rougier tumbled down its side and was badly hurt. The peak now bears the name Mount Rougier.. From the collection of Frederic Gale Ruffner, Jr. the founder of Gale Research, Detroit. .

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