Historic Newspapers: Movies, Film & Theater
The listings below are just a sampling of newspaper reporting regarding film and theater. If you don't find your favorite person or event, use our search engine to search for them by name.
Note: Some newspapers shown are of significant events upon which future movies and/or plays were based.
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 19, 1979
* Iranian Revolution comes to an end
* Ruhollah - Ayatollah Khomeini
* Becomes Leader of the Revolution
* Iranian Shia Islam… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 12, 1970
* Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion
* Weather Underground - far-left militants
* Bomb making effort gone wrong - fail
*… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 12, 1985
* Early & rare "The Fat Boys" editorial
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* Rapper Darren Robinson - Beatboxing… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 12, 1988
* Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement
* Front man Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry
* "Permanent Vacation"… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 30, 1969
* The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
* "History's first mystic rock and roll tour "
*… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Jan. 31, 1977
* "GENESIS" English rock band advertisement
* "Spot the Pigeon" album - "Wind & Wuthering Tour"
* Phil Collins - Mike Rutherford - Steve Hackett
* Very 1st… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1986
* Early SLAYER editorial & concerts
* American thrash heavy metal band
* Guitarists Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman
* Editorial and… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 8, 1973
* "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour & album release
* Pink Floyd - Radio City Music Hall concert advertisement
* British… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1973
* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers & more
* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival photos
* Grateful Dead - Elton John - Jethro Tull… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 9, 1987 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1977
* Hillside Strangler killings - murders
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
* Next to last victim - Kimberly Diane Martin
* Cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 25, 1934
* John Dillinger death trap
* The Woman in Red (Anna Sage)
The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Dillinger 'Girl in Red' Found; Identifies Picture in… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES (Calendar section only), July 17, 1986
* "Aliens" film advertisement
* Opening Day movie premiere (Eve)
* Science-fiction action horror
* Actress Sigourney Weaver
A nice issue on the… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), May 16, 1985
* Madonna "Queen of Pop" - Virgin Tour
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more
Page 10 has a 7 x 4 inch notice for a TV special that night on… more
NEW YORK TIMES (section 2 only) Nov. 7, 1976
* "Two-Minute Warning" opening day movie advertisement
* Action sniper thriller film premiere - Charleston Heston
Page 9 of this "Arts and Leisure" section… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1995 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995
* Actress Elizabeth Montgomery death
* Star of "Bewitched" as Samantha Stevens
* Daughter of Hollywood actor Richard Montgomery
The bottom of the front page of section B… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2005 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 28, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
THE WASHINGTON POST, D.C. June 1, 2005
* W. Mark Felt "Deep Throat" revealed
* Whistleblower on the Watergate Scandal
The front page has the headline that reads: "FBI's No. 2 Was 'Deep Throat'" and… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995 (Calendar Section only)
* Best "Die Hard with a Vegrance" advertisement
* Opening day movie premiere double-page showing
* Actors Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson
*… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1969
* Charles Manson murders - Sharon Tate
* Tex Watson - Spahn Ranch
On the front page of section 2 (page 29) has a two column heading: "3 Suspects in Tate Case Tied… more
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Dec. 13 & 30, 1939 (2-issue set) This pair of late December 1939 issues highlights the national frenzy surrounding the release of Gone With the Wind. Page 19 of the
… moreLOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 2005 (Front and California sections)
* Fiftieth Disneyland birthday celebration.
* Celebrating Walt Disney
Section B has frontpage and B5-B6 day of coverage of Disneyland's… more
THE ANTIGALLICAN MONITOR & ANTI-CORSICAN CHRONICLE, London, Oct. 20, 1811 Published by Lewis Goldsmith, of Portuguese-Jewish extraction. Previous to publishing this newspaper he spent much time in… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 19, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 23 1994
* Best "Above the Rim" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Rapper and actor Tupac Shakur - 2pac
A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 14, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 14, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE (1st section only), Aug. 22, 1926
* Silent film star Rudolph Valentino
* Latin Lover - "The Sheik" actor
* He would die the very next day
The front page has a great banner… more
LOS ANGELS TIMES (Calendar section only), August 11, 1985
* Madonna lookalike fools fans on Sunset Strip
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more
* "Queen of Pop" solo career in it's infancy
Often… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 1, 1976
* Best "Rocky" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* American sports drama film
* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa
A terrific issue on the premiere of… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 6, 1977
* George Lucas' amazingly successful, "Star Wars"
* 2nd week showing in a counterculture publication
Page 45 has a ad for George… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 15, 1944
* Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. killed
* United States Navy lieutenant
* John F. Kennedy JFK's older brother
* World War II - WWII
Page 18 has one column headings: "SON OF… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1944
* Pearl Harbor - Pacific Strategy Conference
* FDR - Douglas MacArthur - Chester W. Nimitz
The front page has a nice banner headline: "PRESIDENT MET M'ARTHUR AND… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 19, 1977 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 3, 1956
* "Wizard of OZ" movie classic
* Debuts on television - TV in color
* Judy Garland - Dorothy Gale
* Ruby slippers turn red for 1st time
Page 21 has a… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1980
* Best "The Empire Strikes Back" premiere advertisement
* Star Wars: Episode V - Grand Opening Day premiere
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 22, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 9, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more
USA TODAY (Life Section (D) only), Oct. 26, 1984
* "The Terminator" film - movie review
* Arnold Schwarzenegger - science-fiction
Page 5 of this section has a same day premiere review of Arnold… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1942
* Battle of the Coral Sea is on
* Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy
* USS Lexington & Yorktown fame
* Pacific Ocean theater - aircraft carriers
The front page has a… more
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 3, 1862 The most noteworthy article is found on page 4 headed: "Free Colored Emigrants" which is a letter from free Washington, D.C. blacks to President Abraham Lincoln… more
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