LIFE photographer Leonard McCombe photographed Hollywood legends like Paul Newman, Jimmy Stewart, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mae West, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster and many more, as they rehearsed for the 1958 Academy Awards. As it turned out, however, only a handful of McCombe’s marvelous photos were published in the magazine. Here, 55 years later, LIFE.com presents the pictures that ran in LIFE, and many more that didn’t.
The new female track uniform looked noticeably skimpy at the bottom in one picture, which social media seized upon.
Boban Marjanović is a man of the people.
Former New York Yankees left-hander Fritz Peterson died at the age of 82. He is probably best known exchanging wives with teammate Mike Kekich in the 1970s.
The Masters has a record $20 million purse this year.
Never change, Gronk.
'We'll deal with that Monday,' Dana White said about Arman Tsarukyan appearing to punch a fan during his UFC 300 walkout.
Iverson didn't get a life-size statue. Charles Barkley and Wilt Chamberlain didn't either.
“There are so many movies made for people who like typical things. This is not that," the film's star told Yahoo Entertainment.
It's another edition of 'Mock Draft Monday' on the pod and who better to have on then the face of NFL Network's draft coverage and a giant in the industry. Daniel Jeremiah joins Matt Harmon to discuss his mock draft methodology, what he's hearing about this year's draft class and shares his favorite five picks in his latest mock draft.
Something's happening with General Motors' headquarters buildings, and it may mean they'll no longer be GM's headquarters buildings.
Shares of Trump Media have fallen more than 60% since the company's public markets debut at the end of March.
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don debuts The Scorecard, a weekly series featuring his takes on key MLB player notes.
Sterling has called Yankees games since 1989, a span including the Derek Jeter era that saw the franchise win five World Series championships.
Victor Wembanyama's rookie NBA season is finished. The San Antonio Spurs will sit him in Sunday's regular-season finale. Where does his first season rank among the league's greats?
Our mostly off-road first drive reveals a well-executed off-roader with cool style and a high-quality interior. Well, not so much the interior in the 1958.
Boras reportedly demanded at least $170 million for Montgomery. The pitcher ended up getting $25 million.
Andrew Luck returned to Indianapolis for a charity event, six years after he retired as the Colts quarterback. He says he's never considered making a comeback to pro football.
Leiter has had three strong outings with Triple-A Round Rock this season.
Tesla management told employees Monday that the recent layoffs -- which gutted some departments by 20% and even hit high performers -- were largely due to poor financial performance, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The layoffs were announced to staff just a week before Tesla is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings. The move comes as Tesla has seen its profit margin narrow over the past several quarters, the result of an EV price war that has persisted for at least a year.
Nobody is going to change the Kelce brothers.
