Hollywood Studio Magazine (1977)

Page scan 00039 from Hollywood Studio Magazine

Record Details:

Title:
Hollywood Studio Magazine
Date:
1977
Publisher:
San Fernando Valley Pub. Co.
Volume:
Hollywood Studio Magazine (May 1977)
Leaf #:
00039
Language:
English
Collection:
Fan Magazines and Hollywood Studio System
Contributor:
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:
June 19, 2025
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IRENE RYAN... comedienne Continued IRENE RYAN’S BEST FILMS lar brand of comedy). Her last en gagement in which she scored sen sationally was on Broadway as the star of ‘’Pippin.’’ Best Films were: “My Dear Secretary,” “Meet Me After the Show,” “Sarong Girl,” “San Diego—! Loved You,” “That Night With You,” and many others. Zany Irene Ryan, a comedienne most famous as “Granny” in TV's popular ‘Beverly Hillbillies’’ passed away in 1973 at the age of 70. She played many wise-cracking roles in dozens of movies(with her particu World's second largest collection of Movie Stills, Posters, Lobbies, Pressbooks, Autographs, Programs, etc. Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee (213) 769-9043 Box 3232, No. Hollywood, Calif. 91609 *No catalogue, state wants. GEORGE BARNES ] / ST.45739 PO.3-1752 877-4207 owers 13205 VENTURA BLVD. NORTH HOLLYWOOD 1977 BUICKS & OPELS NOW ON DISPLAY Come in now for a real low cost deal! LEASING ALL MAKES FLEET DISCOUNT TO ALL STUDIO EMPLOYEES This dealership has been personally contacted and has agreed to give employees of all Studios the best possible deal, consistent with ethical business practices. FINE SELECTION OF USED CARS Harvey Tyrrell Buick BUICK AND OPEL AUTHORIZED SALES OPEL MANTA & SERVICE BODY AND PAINT DEPT. COMPLETE MECHANICAL REPAIRS FREE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY 4645 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, Calif. North Hollywood ¢ Los Angeles « West Valley 766-5211 — 877-5361 — 984-3430 40 HOLLYWOOD STUDIO Magazine BLS @ PIECES vewnnandmewnnee WAS A TEENAGE CARPETBAGGER, BYE BYE BUTLER, LAWRENCE OF ATLANTA, THE SCARLETT LETTER~—rated R, BEACH BLANKET PLANTATION, THE MALTESE SOUTHERN BELLE, GODZILLA MEETS L’IL OOL’ MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM, SPARTARACUS, TRAIL OF THE LONESOME MUSTARD GREENS, A SEQUAL IS BORN, SCARLETT AND THE SEVEN DWARFS~—rated G.—An HSM subscriber.—B.A., San Francisco, Calif. Says Magazine is Refreshing! I like your magazine, very much—it is refreshing, after the poorly produced ‘“‘junk,”’ that I have seen on the newsstands. Sincerely, (Mrs) Esther Bothart Smith. Wants Poster Nelson Eddy—Jeanette McDonald In reply to your ad in the H.S.M. I would appreciate it very much if you have any posters from both Nelson Eddy & Jeanette Macdonald movies, either alone, together or with other stars. Thank you, I am. Mrs. G.S. Musick 31327 W. Rutland Birmingham, Mich 48009 Attention—Motion Picture Council: Dear Studio Magazine: As I have been an avid reader of Hollywood Movie Studio Magazine for many years, I felt compelled to write and make your readers aware of a truly distasteful item I recently discovered. It seems a porno-producer (name withheld) is planning to film an X rated version of Judy Garland’s classic ‘‘The Wizard of Oz.” The same producer has assaulted such screen classics as ‘““Flash Gordon,”’ ‘‘Alice in Wonderland” and a_ forthcoming Cinderella. This is incorrigible treatment of a film classic that has been treasured and beloved by movie-buffs over the past four decades. I am personally starting a campaign to try and stop the making and release of this film. So, I will need all the help and support I can get as I plan to send a petition to MGM. Regards, Marilyn Young Bernstein 936 Granville St. No. 21 Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6Z1L2 Wants to hear from Renee Adoree Film Fans I have been reseaching the life and career of the late French actress Renee Adoree (1898-1933), who was popular in American silent films. I would welcome correspondence with any of your readers, who may have known Renee & would be willing to share their recollections of her with me, or from other fans of Renee. I look forward to seeing a revival of interest in her films, in the near future—such recognition is long overdue. Thank you. Randye B. Cohen 451 West Lake Dasha Drive Plantation, Florida 33324