ROTO LIVING magazine section only of the Detroit Free Press ,Sept. 14, 1952

• 19 year old actress Lori Nelson
• "Bend of the River" film debut

The front page of this section has a nice color photo of the young actress Lori Nelson.
Complete Roto Living section with 28 pages, tabloid size, a little top margin wear, generally in very nice condition.

Background: This issue of the Detroit Free Press Roto Magazine stands out as an exceptionally rare piece of mid-century pop-culture ephemera, primarily due to the delicate nature of Sunday newspaper rotogravure inserts, which were printed on high-acid newsprint meant for immediate disposal rather than long-term archiving. Beyond its scarcity, the publication offers significant historical value: the vibrant front-page color cover captures 19-year-old starlet Lori Nelson right as her Hollywood profile skyrocketed following her breakout roles in Universal-International's Technicolor western Bend of the River (1952) and Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952). Inside, the section provides an authentic visual capsule of post-war Detroit, blending glamorous syndicated celebrity portraiture with rich localized features—spanning news pictorials, lifestyle fashion spreads, and vintage period advertisements—making complete, well-preserved copies a highly sought-after prize for collectors of post-WWII American print culture and classic cinema memorabilia.