Life — July 26, 1929 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents twelve cartoon vignettes satirizing how different types of famous people respond to various weather conditions during their holidays. The title "Intimate Moments with Famous People" suggests these are humorous character studies. Each numbered panel shows a person reacting to weather: someone celebrates sunshine (panel 2), another struggles with rain (panel 5), someone deals with wind (panel 6), and others experience snow or other conditions (panels 7-12). The satire works by showing how different professions or personality types—suggested by their clothing and demeanor—handle the same weather variations differently. Without identifying specific individuals, the cartoons mock the universal human complaint about weather ruining vacation plans, presented as "the weatherman's holiday" (the weather itself getting a vacation from being predictable).