Silver Screen (Nov 1939 - May 1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Silver Screen
Date:
Nov 1939 - May 1940
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Screenland Magazine]
Volume:
Silver Screen (1939–1940)
Leaf #:
000288
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals","Celebrities -- United States -- Periodicals","Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Periodicals","Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Periodicals","Entertainers -- United States -- Periodicals
Collection:
Fan Magazines and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 21, 2023
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