Photoplay

Photoplay

Marilyn Monroe in the December 1953 issue of Photoplay magazine.
Categories	Film Entertainment
Founded	1911
Final issue	1980
Company	Macfadden Publications
Country	United States
Based in	Chicago
Language	English
ISSN	0732-538X

Photoplay was one of the first American film (another name for photoplay) fan magazines. It was founded in Chicago in 1911. Under early editors, Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk, in style and reach it became a pacesetter for fan magazines. In 1921, Photoplay established what is considered the first significant annual movie award. For most of its run, it was published by Macfadden Publications. The magazine ceased publication in 1980.