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Folk singer Joan Baez on the beach near her home in Carmel, California, in 1962. people

See Photos of a Young Joan Baez as She Began a Life of Music and Activism

Portrait of the legendary Carter family (R-L) A. P. Carter, his sister-in-law Maybelle (playing guitar), her sister Sara (A.P.'s wife) playing autoharp and; Maybelle's young daughters Helen, June and; Anita; singing together home. people

Behind the Music of Country’s Founding Family

On the back terrace of their white Georgian home in Beverly Hills, Joan and her husband, Actor Brian Aherne, chat with Olivia. The Ahernes are extremely happy and domestic, like to have tea each afternoon at 4, to dress for dinner and have in Aherne's British friends. He is a licensed pilot and now helps in the West Coast Civil Air Patrol. people

Hollywood’s Most Famous Sibling Rivalry

Labor activist Cesar Chavez (C) talking in field with grape pickers in support of the United Farm Workers Union in Delano, California, 1968. people

Cesar Chavez’s Quiet Yet Complicated Approach to Leadership

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How One Woman Built an Empire on Lipstick and Lotion

Ava Gardner, 1948 people

19 Hollywood Stars Who Never Won an Oscar

A back-scratcher encrusted with gilt, pearls and sea shells is an expensive adaptation of a standard 39-cent model. people

Holiday Jeer: Good-for-Nothing Gifts From Back in the Day

LIFE magazine cover created for the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. people

‘Walter Mitty’ and the LIFE Magazine Covers That Never Were

Robert F. Kennedy eats breakfast with his family, 1964. people

Robert F. Kennedy: Rare and Classic Photos of an Undaunted Man

Natalie Wood, 1963 people

Natalie Wood: Portraits of a Legend

Tina Turner, 1970 people

Tina Turner: Unpublished Photos of the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Billy Graham, Washington, D.C., 1952. people

LIFE With Billy Graham: Rare Photos From the Early Years of His Career

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