- Do my eyes deceive me–is that a man on the cover? Yes, the February 1946 cover spotlights heartthrob Van Johnson.
Photoplay February 1946
Filed under 1940s, Van Johnson
Photoplay January 1946 – Winter Wonderland
- The first few covers in 1946 have some twists. We’ll take a look at them in separate posts.
- Here’s the January 1946 issue, on sale in December and featuring popular child star Margaret O’Brien.
Filed under 1940s, Margaret O'Brien, Photoplay
Photoplay Sep.-Dec. 1945
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appwearance): Rita Hayworth; Maureen O’Hara; Judy Garland; Claudette Colbert and friend.
Filed under 1940s, Claudette Colbert, Judy Garland, Maureen O'Hara, Photoplay, Rita Hayworth
Photoplay May-Aug. 1945
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Greer Garson, Lauren Bacall, Anne Baxter, Diana Lynn.
Filed under 1940s, Anne Baxter, Diana Lynn, Greer Garson, Lauren Bacall, Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1945
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, Shirley Temple, June Allyson.
Filed under 1940s, Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, June Allyson, Photoplay, Shirley Temple
Photoplay Sep.-Dec. 1944
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Jennifer Jones, Lana Turner, Judy Judy Judy Garland, Betty Grable.
Filed under 1940s, Betty Grable, Jennifer Jones, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Photoplay
Photoplay May-Aug. 1944
- Cover girls: May – Hedy Lamarr; June – Olivia deHavilland; August – Betty Hutton.
- Patriotic subjects dominated many magazines cover-dated July 1944; Photoplay’s July issue featured a war bond.
- Dorothy Kilgallen’s list of “The Hollywood Men I’d Like to Be Married To” in the June issue included Frank Sinatra, Hollywood fashion designer Adrian, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Don Ameche, Joel McCrea, Bing Crosby, William Powell, Marlene Dietrich’s husband Rudolph Sieber, Charles Boyer, and George Sanders.
Filed under 1940s, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Kilgallen, Hedy Lamarr, Olivia de Havilland, Photoplay
Photoplay Jan.-Apr. 1944
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Deanna Durbin, Greer Garson, Joan Fontaine, Ginger Rogers.
Filed under 1940s, Deanna Durbin, Ginger Rogers, Greer Garson, Joan Fontaine, Photoplay
Photoplay Sep.-Dec. 1943
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): Olivia de Havilland in Rosie the Riveter mode; Ingrid Bergman; Ann Sheridan; Paulette Goddard.
Filed under 1940s, Ann Sheridan, Ingrid Bergman, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Photoplay
Photoplay May-Aug. 1943
Cover girls (l.-r., in order of appearance): the gorgeous Veronica Lake and her equally gorgeous friend; Betty Grable; Judy Garland; Janet Blair.
Filed under 1940s, Betty Grable, Janet Blair, Judy Garland, Veronica Lake
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