Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Janet Leigh.
Photoplay Sep.-Dec. 1951
Filed under 1950s, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Powell, Janet Leigh, June Allyson, Photoplay
Photoplay May-Aug. 1951
- Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Elizabeth Taylor, Betty Grable, Ava Gardner, Doris Day.
- A sultry chapeaued brunette followed by a sunny blonde followed by a sultry chapeaued brunette followed by a sunny blonde…
- Overheard in the MGM commissary – Ava:”Love your hat, Liz. Think I’ll wear one on my cover too.”
Filed under 1950s, Ava Gardner, Betty Grable, Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, 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 Sep.-Dec. 1950
- Cover boy and girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Alan Ladd, Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley Temple, June Allyson.
- Third time’s the charm? She’d already graced the January and June covers so the October issue marked Liz’s third Photoplay cover in 1950!
Filed under 1950s, Alan Ladd, Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Photoplay, Shirley Temple
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 May-Aug. 1949
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Jane Wyman; June Allyson; Jane Powell; and Shirley Temple, all grown up at twenty-one.
Filed under 1940s, Jane Powell, Jane Wyman, June Allyson, Photoplay
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 Oct.-Dec. 1948
Cover girls: girl next door Jeanne Crain (top); and love goddesses Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner.
Filed under 1940s, Ava Gardner, Jeanne Crain, Photoplay, Rita Hayworth
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