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A shattered illusion of grandeur, on set with a Hollywood legend, and more can't-miss tales from the VF Archive.
Irreconcilable Rockefellers
When Amy Whittlesey, 22-year-old daughter of Reagan's ambassador to Switzerland, married 39-year-old artist George O'Neill, great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller Jr., it seemed she'd found the perfect combination of father figure and Prince Charming. Instead, she was headed for what she describes as a nightmare of infidelity, perversion, and guns that led to her hospitalization for depression.
Murder Mystery on the High Seas
As the SS Montrose sailed from Europe to Canada in 1910, its captain suspected that a notorious murderer and his mistress might be aboard, in disguise. The author, in an excerpt from his new book, Thunderstruck, describes a transatlantic chase that—thanks to a recent invention, wireless telegraphy—gripped millions around the world.
A Splash of Marilyn
It was the assignment of an ambitious young photographer's dreams: capturing Hollywood's sexiest star for Look magazine in 1960. A look behind the scenes of Lawrence Schiller's breathtaking nude shots of the star—and their tense encounter the day before she died.
Once Upon a Time in Burbank
A $7 billion deal with Steve Jobs and Pixar ushered in a new era of prosperity for Disney. In an exclusive from his new book, CEO Bob Iger opens up about how an unlikely friendship made magic.
Postcards From the Edge
The crucible in which our corrosive politics was forged has a name, and it is Florida. Former president Donald Trump turned Florida into the de facto homeland of the GOP, site of the "Southern White House," and haloed himself in Floridian allies and courtesans.
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