Motion Picture Magazine for September 1918, "Lillian Gish"

Summary

From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. In 1911, after a flood of inquiries, J. Stuart Blackton, head of Vitagraph Studios, helped to organize the first movie fan magazine -- Motion Picture Story Magazine. The magazine -- later renamed Motion Picture Magazine -- provided fans with stories about film plots and glamorous illustrations of film stars.

From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. In 1911, after a flood of inquiries, J. Stuart Blackton, head of Vitagraph Studios, helped to organize the first movie fan magazine -- Motion Picture Story Magazine. The magazine -- later renamed Motion Picture Magazine -- provided fans with stories about film plots and glamorous illustrations of film stars.

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

September 1918

Creators

M. P. Publishing Company 

Sielke, Leo Jr. 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Bayshore 

Creator Notes

Published by M. P. Publishing Company. Cover art by Leo Sielke, Jr.

Collection Title

Periodical Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

97.38.45

Credit

Donated in Memory of Clara Van Peymbroeck.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 12.125 in

Width: 8.625 in

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