Motion Picture Magazine for September 1918, "Lillian Gish"
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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
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Bayshore
Creator Notes
Published by M. P. Publishing Company. Cover art by Leo Sielke, Jr.
Keywords
Collection Title
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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