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- Motion Picture Magazine for September 1918, "Lillian Gish" - 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 -- <em>Motion Picture Story Magazine</em>. The magazine -- later renamed <em>Motion Picture Magazine</em> -- provided fans with stories about film plots and glamorous illustrations of film stars.
- September 01, 1918
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Motion Picture Magazine for September 1918, "Lillian Gish"
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.