Motion Picture News
The Motion Picture News was an American film industry trade paper published from 1913 to 1930.
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| Categories | Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | William A. Johnston |
| First issue | September 1913 |
| Company | Exhibitors' Time Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City, U.S. |
| Language | English |
History
The publication was created through the 1913 merger of the Moving Picture News founded in 1908 and The Exhibitors' Times, founded earlier in 1913.[1][2]
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Director Perry N. Vekroff and actors Frankie Mann and Stuart Holmes during the production of Trailed by Three (1920), shown reading the Motion Picture News
After being acquired by Martin Quigley in 1930, the publication was merged with Exhibitors' Herald World to form the Motion Picture Herald.[3][4]
See also
References
- Grau, Robert (1914). The Theatre of Science, p. 247
- Abel, Richard, ed. (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. p. 646.
- "The Press: Cinema Corner". Time. December 22, 1930.
- "Film Magazines Merge". The New York Times. December 15, 1930.
External links
Media related to Motion Picture News at Wikimedia Commons
- Motion Picture News, Vols. 20–24 (November–December 1919), via Google Books
- Motion Picture News (1913–1930) links at Media History Digital Library
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