Motion Picture Magazine

Motion Picture Magazine

May 1922 cover
Categories Fan magazine
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Brewster Publications
First issue 1911
Final issue 1977
Country  United States
Language English

Motion Picture was an American monthly fan magazine about film, published from 1911 to 1977.[1] It was the first fan magazine. It was later published by Macfadden Publications.

History

Founded by Vitagraph studio head J. Stuart Blackton and partner Eugene V. Brewster, its original title was The Motion Picture Story Magazine.

In 1914, it was renamed Motion Picture Magazine. Early editions included fiction and information on how to get involved in film production. The magazine shifted to a focus on celebrities and attracted a larger female readership. In 1919, the circulation jumped from 248,845 to 400,000.[2]

Its sister publication Motion Picture Classic was published monthly from September 1925 to March 1931. In 1941, the magazine merged with Hollywood Magazine and Screen Life.

The final issue was in 1977.

References

  1. ^ Fuller, Kathryn H. “Motion Picture Story Magazine and the Gendered Construction of the Movie Fan.” At the Picture Show: Small-Town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture. Smithsonian Institution: Washington, 1996. 133-149.
  2. ^ Bordwell, David (1985). The Classic Hollywood Cinema: Film Style and Mode of Production to 1960, p. 99. Columbia University Press ISBN 9780231060554

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