The June 1959 edition of Motion Picture magazine included a feature detailing the tales of how eight big-time stars of the day got their first jobs. This issue of Motion Picture is one of the most recent additions to my vintage movie mag collection, so today I thought I’d share some snippets of this fun… Read More “My First Job”: How the stars of the ’50s got their starts (Motion Picture, June 1959)
This post is a part of the Historical Context series, where I share excerpts from my vintage magazine collection. It’s also a landmark post: TMP’s 1,000th article! In the November 1957 issue, Motion Picture magazine selected 12 burgeoning stars to feature in the magazine. Seven of those talents were featured in full profiles, the “comets”… Read More Are Today’s Comets Tomorrow’s Stars? (Motion Picture, November 1957)
Larry Thomas, associate editor of Motion Picture magazine, contributed a monthly “Movies to See” column where he’d star-rate and give brief reviews of the films to look forward to each month. Four stars stood for “Excellent,” three stars for “Good” and two stars for “Fair.” These were his thoughts on the releases of November 1957!… Read More Larry Thomas’ “Movies to See” from Motion Picture, Nov. 1957
