Actress Lily Langtry weds in 1899...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 15, 1899



* Actress Lily Langtry marries

 

Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Lily Langtry Weds" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.

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Actor Edwin Booth... NYC fire department... Attack by Indians...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1866



* Actor Edwin Booth

* NYC fire department

* Prints - illustrations



Full ftpg. is a nice illus. of: 'Edwin Forrest Booth' from a Brady photograph. The highly sought after great double page centerfold: 'Metropolitan Fire Department' is very displayable with many vignettes on the N.Y. fire dept. in action is present within this issu... See More  

Pre-release color ad for "12 Years a Slave", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 13, 2013 (Calendar Section)



* Pre-premiere ad for "12 Years a Slave"

* Steve McQueen - Chiwetel Ejiofor & Michael Fassbender

* Best Picture, Director, Foreign Actor and Supporting Actor, etc.



Page D7 has the best full-page ad for "12 Years a Slave" from the leading newspaper of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publi... See More  

Review & premiere of "The Color Purple" & "Out of Africa"...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 10, 2011



* Premiere of "The Color Purple", starring Whoopi Goldberg

* Premiere of "Out of Africa", starring Meryl Streep & Robert Redford

* Contrasting reviews with full-page ads for each



A terrific issue on the premieres of both motion picture hits: "The Color Purple" and "Out of Africa". Perhaps no better issu... See More  

"Skeleton Key" & "The Duke's of Hazard" ads...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 16, 2005  The Calendar section includes several popular movie advertisements for the month. These include an opening week ad for "SKELETON KEY" and a second week ad for "THE DUKE'S OF HAZARD". Additionally, there are ads for "WEDDING CRASHERS", "BAD NEWS BEARS, and "SKY HIGH". 

All major sections are pr... See More  

Golden Globes Movie Title Winners...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan 18, 2006  Several movie advertisements and reviews are found in the Calendar section. These picture advertisements include: very displayable ad for "KING KONG", as well as ads for "WALK THE LINE" "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN", "GOODNIGHT, GOODLUCK", "CAPOTE", "SYRIANA"  and "CRASH". 

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King Kong, Chronicles of Narnia, Memoirs of a Geisha...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 29, 2005 



* King Kong &Memoirs of a Geisha

* Full-page ads

* Chronicles of Narnia - large ad



Large ads from top 2005 movie hits found in the Calendar section. These illustrated advertisements include: "MUNICH", "MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA", "KING KONG", and "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA". 

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Premiere of "True Lies", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 15, 1994



* Best "True Lies" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Arnold Schwarzenegger - action-comedy



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "True Lies" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry. In over 40 years of collecting, we... See More  

Interesting movie prop newspaper...

THE STAR DISPATCH--EXTRA, May 21, 1927  An interesting movie prop newspaper, presumably one which featured as part of the plot Lindbergh's historic flight across the Atlantic, as the banner headline announces: "LINDBERGH FLIES ATLANTIC" with a photo of him.

The balance of the four page newspaper has just "filler" material relating to nothing. Such props typically were... See More  

Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" opening day....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1931



* Silent era comic actor Charlie Chaplin

* "City Lights" movie film debut ad & review



Page 11 has a one column heading: "CHAPLIN HILARIOUS IN HIS 'CITY LIGHTS'" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is an advertisement for the opening day debut of this famous movie with caricature of Chaplin. (see)

Other news, sports... See More  

Charlie Chaplin's "The Circus" movie opening day...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 6, 1928



* "The Circus" silent movie - flim

* Opening day advertisement

* Comedian actor Charlie Chaplin



Page 27 has 4 x 2 inch advertisement for the opening of Charlie Chaplin's silent film "The Circus" which has it's very first showing on this day (midnight) in New York City making this the best newspaper advertisement to be had. (se... See More  

Betty Davis... "Dark Victory"...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 20, 1939 



* Glamorous Ad for Betty Davis Movie, "Dark Victory"



On pg. 8 is an article and ad for the new Betty Davis movie: "BLAZING WITH ALL THE BRILLIANT FLAME OF HER GENIUS". The large ad (approximately 10" by 12") shows Miss Davis in full glamour.

News of the day and period advertising are found throughout.

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Walt Disney feature... "Don't ask me anything about art"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES (MAGAZINE SECTION), February 26, 1939  Pages 4 and 5 have: "DISNEY NOW ART - BUY HE WONDERS", followed by a nice feature article on the work of Walt Disney which includes multiple vignettes of his "art". A small photo of Walt Disney is captioned: "Don't ask me anything about art. I don't know anything about it." See images for details.

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Review & premiere of "Speed", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 10, 1994



* Best "Speed" movie advertisement ?

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Action thriller film - Keanu Reeves



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Speed" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publicat... See More  

Bob Dylan concert ad... Nicholas Nickleby Production...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October. 4, 1981



* Bob Dylan Concert Ad

* The making of Nicholas Nickleby

*  Full Page Ad for Richard Harris in Camelot



Besides interesting news of the day, this issue is loaded with premium theater, movie and concert ads form America's "city that never sleeps", NYC.  Included is a 1/4 pg. Bob Dylan Concert Ad and a full page ad for the limited e... See More  

Grace Moore makes opera debut...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1928



* Actress Grace Moore

* Makes operatic debut



The front page has a one column heading: "CHOIR SINGER HAILED AT DEBUT IN OPERA" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 28 with related photo. Nice to have in this World famous NYC publication.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, light toning at th... See More  

Review & premiere of "Braveheart", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1995



* Best "Braveheart" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Epic war film - Mel Gibson



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Braveheart" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publicatio... See More  

1944 Lupe Velez suicide... Mexican actress...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944



* Lupe Velez suicide death

* Mexican film actress



The back page (pg. 36) has one column headings: "LUPE VELEZ SUICIDE BY SLEEP TABLETS"

"'Tempestuous' Actress Was Depressed by Failure of Romance With French Actor" with smaller subheads and one column photo of Velez. First report coverage on the suicide death of famous Mexica... See More  

Review & premiere of "Videodrome", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 4, 1983



* Best "Viedeodrome" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Science fiction horror cult film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Videodrome" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime... See More  

Pink Floyd, Jean Harlow, and The Church Lady...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 30, 1987  Page 63 has a full page ad for the October 5-7 & 10-12 Pink Floyd concerts at both Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands Arena. Another noteworthy item is the lengthy article covering Dana Carvey's portrayal of The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live (with photo). Additionally, there are many large and/or full-page movie ads, to incl... See More  

Actor Raymond Hitchcock death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 26, 1929



* Raymond Hitchcock death (1st report)

* Silent film & stage actor - Broadway



Page 31 has one column headings: "RAYMOND HITCHCOCK DIES IN CALIFORNIA" "Musical Comedy Star, Long Ill, Collapses at His Wife's Side in Automobile" "On Stage Nearly 40 Years" and more with photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publ... See More  

Death of "comic genius" Lucille Ball...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 27, 1989



* Lucille Ball death (1st report)

* Actress - comedienne -  model

* "I Love Lucy" television sitcom

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the ftpg. has four photos of Lucille Ball with a ftpg. report headed: "Lucille Ball Dies; TV's Comic Genius Was 77" with a related subhead. Much more on her on page 3, including two more relat... See More  

John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 27, 1862 



* John Wilkes Booth theater ad

* Civil War original reporting



Near the top of the front page contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delight collectors, in this case an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical production of The Apostate at the Mary Provost Theater in New York--starring John Wilkes Booth. 

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Christmas presents in 1910... Paul Longpre...

THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, November 15, 1910   The front cover shows a full page illustration of Poinsettias painted by French born botanical artist Paul Longpre.  This cover has minor dirt around the edges however, it is highly displayable. The inside pages have several colored illustrations and articles of interest including: "The Difference Between "Par... See More  

Opening day premiere of "Backdraft" & "Thelma & Louise", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1991



* Best "Backdraft" & "Thelma & Louise" film advertisements

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere reviews

* Kurt Russell - Susan Sarandon - Genna Davis



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Backdraft" & "Thelma & Louise", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leadi... See More