Photoplay

This article is about the American film magazine. For motion pictures, sometimes called "photoplays", see film. For other uses, see Photoplay (disambiguation).

Photoplay
"The Microphone—The Terror of the Studios" (December 1929 issue); the cover features an Earl Christy portrait of actress Norma Talmadge
CategoriesFilm
Entertainment
Founded1911
Final issue1980
CompanyMacfadden Publications
CountryUnited States
Based inChicago
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0732-538X

Photoplay was one of the first American film fan magazines, its title another word for screenplay. It was founded in Chicago in 1911. Under early editors Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk, in style and reach it became a pacesetter for fan magazines. In 1921, Photoplay established what is considered the first significant annual movie award. For most of its run, it was published by Macfadden Publications. The magazine ceased publication in 1980.

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