Screenland
 Joan Blondell on July 1939 cover | |
| Categories | Film Entertainment |
|---|---|
| First issue | 1920[1] |
| Final issue | 1971 |
| Company | Screenland Publishing Company (1920–1923)[2] Magazine Builders Henry Publishing Pines Publications (1952–1971) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenland was a monthly American magazine about movies, published between September 1920 and June 1971,[3] when it merged with Silver Screen. In the September 1952 issue, the name changed to Screenland plus TV-Land.
History
[edit]It was established in Los Angeles, California, with Myron Zobel as the editor in 1920 by Screenland Publishing Company.[4]
Frederick James Smith became the editor in 1923 when it moved to Cooperstown, New York. In 1923, the magazine reported a love affair between Evelyn Brent and Douglas Fairbanks, resulting in legal threats, and a retraction.[5]
In 1924, the magazine was taken over by Magazine Builders; Myron Zobel was the publisher and Frank Armer was the treasurer.[4] At that same time, Harry Donenfeld (through his Elmo Press formed in 1924) did the printing of the magazine.[6]
One magazine-collector site credits, without attribution, one Paul Hunter, "with rescuing Screenland magazine for John Cuneo back in 1932."[7]
In October 1952, Ned Pines' Standard Magazines,[a] an imprint of Pines Publications, purchased Silver Screen and Screenland from the Henry Publishing company.[8] Pines announced in June 1954 that he was suspending publication with the August 1954 issue, citing production and distribution costs.[9] The magazine continued publication through 1971, however.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Also known as Affiliated Magazines or Popular Library
References
[edit]- ^ "The Online Books Page: Screenland". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Screenland magazine – ASU Library Catalog
- ^ Screenland at Moviemags.com
- ^ a b David Saunders, J. Thomas Wood at PulpArtists.com
- ^ Lynn Kear, James King (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-7864-4363-5.
- ^ David Saunders, Harry Donenfeld at PulpArtists.com
- ^ Aliperti, Cliff (n.d.). "A Short History of Liberty Magazine with an Examination of Issues from 1935". CollectingOldMagazines.com.
- ^ "Advertising & Merchandising News: Here and There". The New York Times. October 7, 1952.
- ^ "News of the Advertising and Marketing Fields: Notes". The New York Times. June 16, 1954.
Pines Publications, Inc., is suspending publication of Screenland, Silver Screen and True Life Stories, effective with the August issues. The magazine continued to be published however. Spiraling production and distribution costs are the reason, says Ned Pines, publisher
Further reading
[edit]- James L. W. III West (2006). "Polishing Up "Pampered"". The F. Scott Fitzgerald Review. 5 (1): 13–21. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6333.2006.tb00029.x.
- Graham Petrie (2002). Hollywood destinies: European directors in America, 1922-1931 (2 ed.). Wayne State University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-8143-2958-6.
- Screenland Magazine Inc. v. National City Bank of New York (1943)
External links
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Media related to Screenland at Wikimedia Commons- OCLC 51260614, OCLC 8800286
- April 1922
- October 1923
- April 1929
- Cover images: 1924-51
- Covers: 1921-1975
