Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Photoplay
Date:
Jan-Jun 1963
Publisher:
New York, MacFadden Publications, Inc.
Volume:
Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1963)
Leaf #:
000554
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, and Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
The leading Hollywood fan magazine of the 1920s and 1930s. Photoplay offered readers portraits of their favorite movie stars and stories about their personal lives. The magazine played an important promotional function for the Hollywood industry, but its editors and reviewers could also be highly critical of Hollywood. Beginning in 1921, Photoplay bestowed its annual 'Medal of Honor' for the film readers voted as the best of the year. -- Eric Hoyt, 2011.
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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continued “ I refuse to condemn Elizabeth Taylor until I hear her story from her own lips. Despite all the publicity, despite the headlines, I will not believe the worst!” The voice, carried across three thousand miles of telephone wire between Hollywood and Photoplay’s New York office, was heavy and sad but still firm. It was the voice of Rabbi Max Nussbaum — the man who converted Elizabeth Taylor to Judaism four years ago. We had phoned him on behalf of the many baffled readers who had written to us about Liz’ status as a Jew since her affair with Richard Burton began. There were only a few letters at first, for Liz’ conversion to Judaism had been handled as discreetly as such matters can be for people in the limelight. But then, when Abdul Nasser refused to permit Liz to enter Egypt with the “Cleopatra” cast, many people suddenly remembered that she was of the Jewish faith. And the letters began to pour in — some outraged, some clearly the work of bigots, but many deeply puzzled and concerned. “How can Elizabeth Taylor be such a good Jew and still behave the way she does? Does the Jewish religion approve of her scandalous behavior?” “Didn’t Liz break her sacred vows as a Jewish convert? ( Continued on page 89)