Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Esther Williams–and Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds 😉
Category Archives: Esther Williams
Photoplay Jan.-Mar. 1954
Filed under 1950s, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Esther Williams, Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1953
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Debbie Reynolds, Marilyn Monroe, Jane Powell, Esther Williams.
- First Photoplay covers for Debbie Reynolds–and Marilyn Monroe!
Filed under 1950s, Debbie Reynolds, Esther Williams, Jane Powell, Marilyn Monroe, Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1952
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Esther Williams, Ava Gardner, Doris Day, Janbe Powell.
- Esther and Ava coordinated their poses, lol.
Filed under 1950s, Ava Gardner, Doris Day, Esther Williams, Jane Powell, Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1951
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Lana Turner, Jane Powell, Betty Hutton, Esther Williams.
Filed under 1950s, Betty Hutton, Esther Williams, Jane Powell, Lana Turner, Photoplay
Photoplay May-Aug. 1950
Cover girls and boy (l.-r., in order of appearance): Jeanne Crain; Elizabeth Taylor; Dick Powell and June Allyson; Esther Williams.
Filed under 1950s, Dick Powell, Esther Williams, Jeanne Crain, June Allyson, Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1950
- Cover girls and boy (l.-r., in order of appearance): some movie actress named Elizabeth Taylor; Esther Williams; Jane Wyman and Jimmy Stewart; Janet Leigh.
- With the dawn of 1950 Photoplay turned to photographs for the covers. Prior to 1950 photos had been used sparingly on the covers.
- Photoplay’s March issue was the “Gold Medal Awards issue.” According to the wonderful blog Jimmy Stewart On the Air, “the Photoplay Awards Dinner honoring the 1949 Gold Medal Award winners was broadcast by ABC on February 13, 1950.” Read more about it at http://www.jimmystewartontheair.com/photoplay-awards-dinner/
Filed under 1950s, Elizabeth Taylor, Esther Williams, James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Janet Leigh, Photoplay
Photoplay Sep.-Dec. 1949
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Esther Williams, an effervescent Rita Hayworth, June Haver, Ingrid Bergman.
There’s a Hayworth cover from 1946’s Movie Show magazine that features lovely Rita wearing a quite interesting head covering.
Filed under 1940s, Esther Williams, Ingrid Bergman, June Haver, Photoplay, Rita Hayworth
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1949
Cover girls and boys (l.-r., in order of appearance): Esther Williams; Lana Turner; Bing Crosby and sons; Betty Grable.
Filed under 1940s, Betty Grable, Bing Crosby, Esther Williams, Lana Turner, Photoplay
Photoplay May-Aug. 1948
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): June Allyson, Lana Turner, Esther Williams, Shirley Temple and her beautiful baby.
Filed under 1940s, Esther Williams, June Allyson, Lana Turner, Photoplay, Shirley Temple
Photoplay May-Aug. 1947
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): June Allyson; a beautiful Shirley Temple; Esther Williams; and an almost unrecognizable Lana Turner.
Filed under 1940s, Esther Williams, June Allyson, Lana Turner, Photoplay, Shirley Temple
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