Hollywood Studio Magazine (October 1968)

Page scan 0003 from Hollywood Studio Magazine

Record Details:

Title:
Hollywood Studio Magazine
Date:
October 1968
Publisher:
San Fernando Valley Pub. Co.
Volume:
Hollywood Studio Magazine (October 1968)
Leaf #:
0003
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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ROBERT ALDRICH PRESENTS HOLLYWOOD,S NEWEST STUDIO ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC LOTS IN LOS ANGELES IS GIVEN A NEW LEASE ON LIFE. From left: Robert Aldrich, Susannah York and veteran film star Conrad Nagel unveil preview glimpse of plaque honoring industry pioneers. Oscar winner George Kennedy emcees ceremonies outside new Stage 2 on lot. Note plaques, not yet unveiled, on wall behind speakers’ platform. Plaque behind Kennedy honors Mary Pickford and other motion picture industry workers. Plaque to left commemorates “The Killing of Sister George” as first feature to be filmed at Aldrich Studios. ^^obert Aldrich dedicated Hollywood’s newest motion picture studio in August when he unveiled a commemorative plaque at the Aldrich Studios, 201 North Occidental Boulevard, in the presence of pioneer film personalities, civic dignitaries and motion picture industry leaders. Academy Award winner George Ken¬ nedy, who has appeared in four Aldrich films, acted as master of ceremonies for the brief program which highlighted the first Open House at Aldrich Studios since the producer-director bought the prop¬ erty last January. The plaque that Aldrich unveiled is permanently affixed to the wall of Stage 2, which was recently completed. Text of the plaque reads: “Mary Pick- ford first worked in these studios as an independent film-maker in 1913. This new stage is dedicated to all those people who helped in the making of motion pictures and who, with that same spirit of independence and devotion shown by Miss Pickford, continued to build upon the accomplishments of the past. ” Aldrich hosted the event with his studio staff and the cast and crew of “The Killing of Sister George,” first picture to be filmed at the Aldrich Studios and starring Beryl Reid, Susannah York and Coral Browne. Robert Aldrich further noted his modern studio has a rich historical back¬ ground. The new movie-making center began as a small but useful part of the Holly¬ wood scene more than a half-century ago. As early as 1913, Los Angeles city rec¬ ords show, a complex of lots west of Occidental and north of Council Street was used for filming. The property was owned by Famous Players-Lasky Corp. and Mary Pickford and others of the company’s contract stars worked here. An early-day producer who was one of the first to be identified with the site was famed Selig player Hobart Bosworth. With two others he formed Bosworth, Inc., in the summer of 1913 to produce pictures based upon the stories of Jack London. Output expanded beyond this limited aim, for in October 1914 the trade paper, Moving Picture World, de¬ scribed Bosworth, Inc., as “one of the leading film producers of the world,” in announcing the entry of theatrical pro¬ ducers John Cort and Oliver Morosco into movie-making in association with Bos¬ worth. Already the company had released such classics as “Peg O’ My Heart,” “Bird of Paradise” and “ Help Wanted.” Page 4