Hollywood Studio Magazine (September 1968)

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Record Details:

Title:
Hollywood Studio Magazine
Date:
September 1968
Publisher:
San Fernando Valley Pub. Co.
Volume:
Hollywood Studio Magazine (September 1968)
Leaf #:
00011
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound",Vaudeville,Theatre,Broadcastin
Collection:
Fan Magazines and Hollywood Studio System
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Hollywood Studio Magazine was published out of the San Fernando Valley in various iterations (and various titles) from 1966 until 1992. What started as a local organ aimed at the workers of Hollywood ended as a nostalgic fan magazine about Hollywood Then and Now. The various title changes and revisions to its mission reflect not just the economic realities of magazine publishing, but a changing relationship to Hollywood and the industry itself. The earliest issues of Studio Magazine read like a house organ of a steady, entrenched industry documenting the comings and goings and notable events of the San Fernando Valley, with special emphasis on Universal. Fandom first became part of the discourse of the magazine through collecting. The Collectors’ Column page beginning in the early 1970s allowed memorabilia collectors to advertise their wares to each other. In 1983, the founder of the magazine, Dorothy Denny gave over the reins to Ralph Benner, the founder of Tiger Beat. This marks the clear separation between the original publication and its focus on Hollywood production culture and the move toward a publication centered on star narratives and fan culture. In covering the two and a half decades from the collapse of the system to the point where classical movie stars were phantoms instead of living people, the magazine offers insight into the transformation of old Hollywood from a lived reality to a memory to a myth.
-- Luci Marzola
Date Added:
September 29, 2022
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Joseph A. Citron Dies A LETTER FROM VIET NAM Continued from Page 6 Joseph A. Citron INDUSTRY MORNS DEATH OF JOSEPH CITRON One of the industries most familiar faces behind a camera at Desilu Studios is gone. Joseph A. Citron, affectionately known to stars like Carole Lombard and Lucille Ball as “Joe” passed away on August 17, 1968. A cameraman for many years at Columbia and Desilu, Citron was a beloved figure of the motion picture industry. His career started at Columbia in 1930 as a second cameraman, a position he held for 25 years before his retirement in 1955. One of his first big features was “It Happened One Night” with Clark Gable. Because of the manditory retirement age of 65 at Columbia, Citron left the studio in 1955 but was immediately requested by Desilu. From 1955 until his passing, Citron was constantly working in his profession on such shows as “The Danny Thomas Show,” “The Mother-In-Law”, “Dick Van Dyke Show”, and all of the Lucille Ball television shows and films. Frequent¬ ly after a very difficult scene had been completed Lucille Ball would give Joe a kiss for his patience and instance on perfection. Those in the industry who worked with Citron always spoke of his gentle nature and humility. One star who worked with him on a recent production remembers Citron, “As one of the most perfect gentlemen I have ever met.” Citron never allowed swearing in his home, his son Richard recalls, and would Page 12 walk away from someone telling an off color story. Not only was he one of the most respected members of the Cinematog¬ raphers Union, he was an ardent home movie maker and is credited with having one of the first 16mm Kodak cameras in Hollywood in the early part of the 1920’s. He constantly took movies of his family and friends and delighted in show¬ ing the results in his livingroom for recreation. A devoted husband and father, Citron was married 51 years. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, son Richard M., Mrs. Ruth Mau, and Josef Citron. His five grandchildren. Citron was 78 years old. Hollywood Studio Magazine joins the hundreds of friends Joe Citron made during his career in mourining the death of a fine man. Joseph A. Citron Letter I appreciate your interest in doing a story on my father. He was a wonderful man. I am enclosing a short eulogy I wrote which was delivered at the services held in his memory. Though inevitably a prejudiced viewpoint, the same adjectives were repeated over and over in the dozens of letters we received from his friends . . . and even acquaintences. I’m sure that if you’ve had a chance to talk to any of his co-workers at the studio, such as Lucille Ball, they will confirm my words. Again, thank you for your interest. Sincerely, Richard Citron a month ago when the helicopter he was riding in was shot down by the Viet Cong over dense jungle and heavy fog. They crashed into a deserted Mountainyard village into a sugar cane and grain storage shed - which was infested with rats. Pat’s injuries were broken bones, concusion, and numerous rat bites - for which he was given the rabie treatment. He re¬ ceived the Purple Heart, the Medal of Commendation, and has also been awarded the South Vietnamese Medal of Gallantry. Because of the accident, his camera was completely destroyed and also because of his injuries, he is now in charge of the Special Services Craft Areas. I saw Pat just recently in Hawaii on his R & R. Although he was very tired and had lost quite a bit of weight, he was in good spirits and feeling much better. Donna Roark Joe Solomon knows a good (boxoffice) thing when he produces it. After scoring big with “Hells Angels on Wheels” and his current “Angels From Hell,” Solomon announced his next pic¬ ture will be based on the life of Sonny Barger, notorious head of the Hells An¬ geles. The New American Library, no less, will publish the paperback Beatles ani¬ mated feature-length cartoon “The Yel¬ low Submarine.” The 16 TV interviewers who invaded Stanley Kramer’s Italian mountain top for “The Secret of Santa Vittoria” came out with 126 interviews — and hundreds of feet of film on bikini-clad Virni Lisi.