Hollywood Studio Magazine (1978)

Page scan 0007 from Hollywood Studio Magazine

Record Details:

Title:
Hollywood Studio Magazine
Date:
1978
Publisher:
San Fernando Valley Pub. Co.
Volume:
Hollywood Studio Magazine (March 1978)
Leaf #:
0007
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Fan Magazines
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:
August 07, 2025
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MAE WEST ‘SEXTETTE’’ Hollywood's Eternal Sex Symbol Mae West in “She Done Him Wrong.” 8 HOLLYWOOD STUDIO Magazine Exclusive Interview by ROBERT KENDALL Mae West, Hollywood’s eternal sex symbol, is back where she belongs, in a spectacular new movie, ‘‘Sextette’, aglow with color, awhirl with lush song and dance numbers, in the grand tradition of Hollywood’s golden-era musical-comedy hits. “Come up and see me sometime,” was a famous Mae West line delivered to her screen heroes. And this invitation became a reality for me when Warner’s arranged my exclusive interview in Miss West’s posh penthouse apartment in Hollywood. A studio representative, and Mae’s personal bodyguard were on hand for the occasion. It was an event from the moment the door opened leading into her apartment. Mae’s apartment resembles one of her lavish movie sets from her 30’s films. It is all done tastefully in white; white walls, white rugs, and white and gold French Provincial furniture. There is even a white and gold grand piano in the corner, and a mirrored wall on one side ofthe room. A series of windows which front the living room are draped in white satin, accompanied by venitian blinds. There was a brief pause while I waited. And then Mae West appeared, wearing a stunning off-white, pant-suit outfit that fitted her famous curves to perfection. When she came closer and sat down in a chair near me I could see Mae had defied Old Father Time. She simply doesn’t have wrinkles. Her peta-smooth skin is not a publicity gimmick! It’s for real. She is indeed eternally youthful. Her eyes sparkled with enthusiasm as she discussed her latest movie “Sextette”. “What was your feeling about doing another film?” I asked Mae at the start of our interview. “T had so much fan mail about doing another picture, I felt I had to,” she smiled, “My fans have been so loyal to me, but they do want to see more of me (pause) in pictures. So I thought I’d better do “Sextette”. Mae paused a moment, and then mentioned, “I asked Dr. Richard Ireland the psychic I consult when I would do “Sextette”, and he told me I One of the screen’s greatest sex symbols, Mae West with her casual good-humored attitude towards sex scores anew triumph in Sextette. Mae's famous lines like “She’s one of the finest women who ever walked the streets”... “Ts that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?” are typical West classics. would do something else first. He was right. I did the “Dick Cavett Show” first and then “Sextette”. At this point, I couldn’t help comment on Miss West’s remarkably unlined, smooth hands, and then she smiled, raising her famous eyebrows, and extending her beautiful hands, and said in her sexy, low voice, “thats me all over!” “How many husbands do you have in your latest movie?” Mae replied, “Six husbands and two mislaid!” Reminescing, I told Mae how impressed I was with her performance at the Tent Theater production she did of “Sextette” back in Chicago a few years ago, at the Edgewater Beach Hotel. I recalled her courage in continuing her performance above and beyond the call of professional duty. The leading man, Alan Marshall died during the show. The audience was never informed of his death. Someone substituted and read his lines. Not one person in the audience knew that night that Mae’s leading man had died backstage. Once more she brought the house down with her marvelous performance. Even though she was stunned, deeply saddened, and frankly unnerved by what had taken place, she followed her motto, ‘the show must go on’, and delivered her comical lines with all the verve and flair that has made her so famous. The audiences never knew for a moment how upset she was because she didn’t want to disappoint them or spoil an evening of fun for fans who had packed the theater just to see her perform in person. The following day, the Chicago newspapers told the remarkable story of Mae West continuing her show, even after the leading man died backstage. The very next night, I caught Mae in “Sextette’” on stage and she was fascinating. After the show, I spoke with her, and couldn’t help marvel at her poise, her kindness and spirit. The second time I spoke with Mae West was when I was doing a story on Dr. Richard Ireland for a Psychic journal. Mae is a loyal friend of his, and when I asked her opinion of Dr. Ireland and his psychic ability to predict the future, she replied, “he’s wonderful! He’s been right on target with me and predictions concerning my career for years!”