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Debbie Reynolds pictured on the cover of Photoplay, March 1954.Accessed via the Media History Digital Library. The Media History Digital Library (MHDL) is a non-profit, open access digital archive founded by David Pierce [1] and directed by Eric Hoyt that compiles books, magazines, and other print materials related to the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound and makes these ...
Photoplay began as a short fiction magazine concerned mostly with the plots and characters of films at the time and was used as a promotional tool for those films. In 1915, Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk became the editors (though Quirk had been vice president of the magazine since its inception), and together they created a format which would set a precedent for almost all celebrity ...
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She would return every year. Chute wrote for various fan magazines including Hollywood Magazine, Photoplay, and Picture Play magazine. [9] [8] [10] [2] She also wrote for United Press. [11] Chute also took photographs of many stars, including Jean Harlow, Marion Davies, Dorothy Sebastian, and Joan Crawford. [12] [13] [14]
Pritchett worked as the fashion editor for New York Journal-American [5] and wrote articles for Photoplay. [6] She appeared as a panelist on the radio and TV program Leave It to the Girls from 1945 to 1953. [7] In 1946, she worked as a special representative for David O. Selznick, helping promote films like Duel in the Sun. [8] [9]
Less typically, photoplay editions were novelizations of films, where the film script was fictionalized in narrative form. Today, vintage photoplay editions are sought after by film buffs, bibliophiles, and collectors. The first photoplay editions were published around 1912, and as a genre, they reached their height in the 1920s and 1930s.
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The NBR has also gained international acclaim for its publications, which collectively constitute the oldest film review and commentary publication in the US. Many back issues can now be viewed at the Media History Digital Library. Film Program (1917–1926) Exceptional Photoplays (1920–1925) Photoplay Guide to Better Movies (1924–1926)