Historic Newspapers: Movies, Film & Theater
Actors, actresses, Hollywood, Broadway, and more...
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 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.
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Item #644806LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 30, 1995
* Lana Turner death (1st report)
* Hollywood movie - film actress
* World War II era pin-up model
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Lana Turner, Glamorous Star of 50 Films, Dies at 75" with subhead: " 'Sweater Girl' was a favorite GI pinup. Tragedy... Read full description -
Item #644792LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 21, 1993
* Audrey Hepburn death (1st report)
* Actress, model, dancer & humanitarian
* Hollywood golden age movie - film
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the front page has a boxed report headed: "Audrey Hepburn, Actress and Humanitarian, Dies" at age 63, with a color photo of her (see). The... Read full description -
Item #644753SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, Jan. 31, 1891 Among the articles is: "Charles Goodyear" which includes a print of him & a lengthy article on him and the rubber industry. Also within: "Flooding a Circus Ring" "A Theatrical Steamboat" "Water Softening and Purifying Apparatus" "Newer... Read full description -
Item #644483LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 11, 1977
* Joan Crawford death (1st report)
* Hollywood film - movie actress
* Best title to be had ?
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Joan Crawford, One of Last Film Queens, Dies" with photo. (see) Much more on page 3. Nice to have this death report in a newspaper from the capital... Read full description -
Item #643733THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1922
* William Desmond Taylor shot dead
The front page has a one column heading: "POLICE RUNNING DOWN CLUES IN TAYLOR MURDER" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the murder of famed actor and director William Desmond Taylor which is still unsolved till this day.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #643529THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1928
* Rose Bowl: Stanford Cardinals vs. Pitt Panthers
* Emily Stevens death - stage & screen actress
The sport' section (page 20) has a banner headline: "Stanford Beats Pittsburgh, 7-6, on Wilton's Goal After Trailing on His Fumble" with subheads and lineup. (see) First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #642486THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, August 16, 1936
* Henry Lytton death (1st report)
* English actor and singer
* Gilbert and Sullivan operas
The top of page 7 of this section has a one column heading: "SIR HENRY LYTTON, NOTED ACTOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see)
Complete section 2 only with all 8 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description -
Item #642377THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1936
* Oscar Asche death
* Australian actor & more
* Chu Chin Chow musical fame
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "OSCAR ASCHE DEAD; AUTHOR AND ACTOR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Australian actor, director and writer, Oscar Asche. He was best known for his... Read full description -
Item #642162THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1936
* Adele Blood suicide death (gun)
* Silent movies & vaudeville actress
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "ADELE BLOOD HOPE, ACTRESS, ENDS LIFE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of this American actress in silent movies, vaudeville and theater.
... Read full description -
Item #641207THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 22, 1928
* Al Jolson & Ruby Keeler
* Actress - actor - singer
Near the bottom of the front page has two column heading: "Jolson Secretly Weds Ruby Keeler, Actress" First report coverage on wedding of Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler.
The back page has a large advertisement for Vitaphone by Warner Bros. The... Read full description -
Item #640125THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1935
* English actress Madge Kendal death
* Shakespeare and English comedies fame
The top of page 39 has a one column heading: "DAME K. KENDAL, 86, ACTRESS, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Dame Madge Kendal, English actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. I... Read full description -
Item #639728THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1934
* Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers
* Quits family comedy act (1st report)
Page 26 has a small and somewhat discrete article headed: "Zeppo Marx Quits Stage" "Youngest of Four Brothers Will Start in Hollywood Business" (see) Unfortunate for the brief report here, but still a first report on... Read full description -
Item #639505NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1944
* Jimmy Stewart as a World War II pilot
* American Hollywood movie actor
Page 3 has a small, rather inconspicuous report of famed actor Jimmy Steward co-piloting a Liberator plane over Germany. Headed: "Stewart Co-Pilot in New Attack" it includes: "Maj. Jimmy Stewart, former film... Read full description -
Item #638641ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 24, 1885
* Lily Langtry
* Notre Dame University
The front page has an interesting article titled: "Lily Langtry - The Lonsdale-Chetwynd Quarrel" which takes close to half a column. A subhead is: "Mrs. Lingtry's New Play" Langtry was a celebrated actress &... Read full description -
Item #638522THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1932
* Augusta, Lady Gregory death
* Irish playwright & folklorist
* Amelia Earhart's recent solo flight
Page 19 has a one column heading: "LADY GREGORY DEAD; IRISH PLAYWRIGHT" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Augusta, Lady Gregory, Irish dramatist,... Read full description -
Item #638234THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1947
* Grace Moore killed in airplane crash
* Opera singer & actress - Tennessee Nightingale
* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone death
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GRACE MOORE DIES IN BURNING PLANE; PRINCE ALSO KILLED" with subheads that include: "Crash In... Read full description -
Item #638217DAILY NEWS, New York, October 17, 1959 The front page has the banner headline of "GEN. MARSHALL, WAR CHIEF, DIES" with coverage beginning on page two and continuing on page fourteen. "General of the Army George c. Marshall, 78, World War II Army chief of staff and architect of the Marshall Plan to save Western... Read full description -
Item #637732DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, April 10, 1965 The front page has a two column, three line headline "Linda Darnell Burned Critically In Rescue Effort". "Actress Linda Darnell suffered critical burns Friday in a heroic rescue attempt in a friend's flame-swept home. Burns of second and third... Read full description -
Item #637221NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1865
* Government to buy Ford's Theater ?
* Andersonville Prison - Henry Wirz
Page 5 has an item with small head: "Ford's Theater" concerning the possibility of the government buying it or renting it (see). Also on pg. 5: "Base Ball" "Keystone of Philadelphia vs. Mutual of... Read full description -
Item #637120THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1934
* Thomas F. Anstey Guthrie death
* English novelist - journalist - comic
* Margaret Illington death
* American stage actress
The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "F. ANSTEY, 77, DIES; BRITISH HUMORIST" with subheads. (see)
The top of page 17... Read full description -
Item #636834THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, December 17, 1933
* Actress Mary Pickford signs contract
* "Queen of the Movies" "America's Sweetheart"
* Adolph Zukor - Paramount Pictures
Page 2 of this section has a one column heading: "MARY PICKFORD SIGNS FOR STAGE" with subheads. (see)
Other news throughout.... Read full description -
Item #636809THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1933
* Mary Pickford files for divorce
* Actor Douglas Fairbanks
Page 3 has a one column heading: "Expect No Contest On Pickford Divorce" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Actress Mary Pickford filing for divorce from actor Douglas Fairbanks.
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section... Read full description -
Item #636646LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 30, 1956
* Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller
* Marries - weds - marriage - 1st report
Page 4 has a one column head: "Actress and Playwright Are Married" which reports the marriage of Marilyn Monroe and famed playwright Arthur Miller. (see)
Eight pages, minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #636522DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL, Augusta, Maine, January 30, 1922
* Knickerbocker storm (blizzard)
* Washington D.C. theater collapse disaster
The front page has a nice banner headline: "107 Killed in Washington Theatre Crash" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Knickerbocker Theater disaster.
Eight pages, light toning a little... Read full description -
Item #636339THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1933
* Ernest Torrence death
* Scottish character actor
* Hollywood movie villain
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "ERNEST TORRANCE, FILM ACTOR, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Scottish film character actor, Ernest Torrence. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description -
Item #636139NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1865 The front page column heads include: "The Lost Cable Again" which is a lengthy report on the Atlantic cable; "The Pirate Shenandoah - Destruction of a Whaling Bark" and a small bit about making "Ford's Theatre" a fire-proof building as a... Read full description -
Item #635993MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, September 19, 1961
* "The Hustler" movie debut ad
* Paul Newman & Jackie Gleason
A small-size newspaper focused entirely on the movie industry, the prime feature being a full back page advertisement for the upcoming movie "The Hustler", starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. This famous... Read full description -
Item #635406THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 16, 1935
* Actress & singer Judy Garland
* Wizard of Oz movie fame
This is an interesting newspaper for any Judy Garland collector, as this is the very first appearance of her name (as Judy Garland) in the prestigious New York Times. Page 20 has a daily list of "Today On the Radio" and among the hundreds of... Read full description -
Item #633769THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, October 12, 1927
* Ruth Elder - Woman aviator & actress
* 1st Transatlantic flight try (Woman)
The front page has a one column heading: "FLORIDA GIRL FLYER IS SEEN OVER ATLANTIC" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the... Read full description -
Item #633456THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1932
* Minnie Maddern Fiske death
* Early American stage actress
Page 23 has a one column heading: "MRS. FISKE DIES HERE AS ROLE AWAITS HER" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of early American actress Minnie Maddern Fiske. She was widely considered the most important... Read full description -
Item #633116THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 24, 1932
* Actress Dorothy Burgess car accident
* Manslaughter charge for death of girl
* Babe Ruth takes on healthy diet ?
* New York Yankees baseball
Page 10 has a one column heading: "Film Star, Accused In Fatal Crash, Ill" with subhead: "Dorothy Burgess Driving When Girl Is... Read full description -
Item #632574THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1932
* Actress Belle Bennett death
* Vaudeville & Hollywood
The top of page 38 has a one column heading: "BELLE BENNETT DIES AT 39 IN HOLLYWOOD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Belle Bennett, stage and film actress from Milaca, Minnesota.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #632507THE BOSTON POST, October 30, 1939
* Alice Brady death w/ photo
* Early American actress
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "DEATH TAKES ALICE BRADY" with subhead and nice photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Alice Brady, silent film and talkies era American actress.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #632483THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1932
* William Boyd - Hopalong Cassidy
* Hollywood "Golden Age" actor
* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad
Page 16 has a 15 x 9 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by Hollywood actor William Boyd. (see)
News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #632310MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, Nov. 10, 1941 A small-size newspaper focused entirely on the movie industry, the prime feature being the four full page, color, movie poster-like advertisements for movies (see).
Ten pages, irregular at the spine & partially loose at the spine, printed on coated stock paper, nice condition. -
Item #631940PHOENIX GAZETTE, Sept. 18, 1975 and the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, March 21, 1976
* Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, captured
* Newspaper heiress, socialite, actress & kidnap victim
* Simbonese Liberation Army SLA - Sentencing
A nice pair of issues almost 3 years apart with headlines: "PATTY HEARST CAPTURED!" and:... Read full description -
Item #631244EVERY SATURDAY, Boston, June 3, 1871 The full front page shows: "John Howard Payne". The doublepg. centerfold shows: "Decoration Day, May 30, 1871" A fullpg: "Funeral In Paris of National guards Killed in Battle" & "Re-Union of the Army of the Potomac--Globe Theatre, Boston". Near the back is an article:... Read full description -
Item #630948EASTON EXPRESS, Pennsylvania, January 22, 1881
* Edward Askew Sothern death (1st report)
* English comic actor - Lord Dundreary
* "Our American Cousin" fame
Page 2 has a report of the death of English actor Edward Askew Sothern with one column heading: "Obituary" "E.A. Sothern, the Actor" (see)
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #630907RECORD HERALD, no date nor city listed: a completely "generic" newspaper. This is an interesting movie-prop newspaper, a creation by the movie industry as it was a scene in a movie which obviously related to the end of World War II. We do not know in which movie this newspaper was a prop.
Four pages, very nice condition. -
Item #630760THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1932
* Norman McKinnel death
* Scottish actor & playwright
Page 17 has a one column heading: "NORMAN M'KINNEL, NOTED ACTOR, DIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Norman McKinnel, Scottish stage and film actor and playwright.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #630733THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1932
* Maureen O'Sullivan - "Jane" in Tarzan
* Hollywood "Golden Age" actress
* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad
Page 16 has a 15 x 9 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by Hollywood actress Maureen O'Sullivan. (see)
News, sports and other advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #630723LOS ANGELES EVENING POST, May 2, 1934
* Hollywood actress Mae West
* Manager James A. Timony
The front page has a six column heading: "Mae West Separates From Manager" with subheads. (see) Photo of Mae West on page 7. Coverage probably only found in publications near Hollywood such as this.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #630721LOS ANGELES EVENING POST, May 9, 1934
* Rae Randall suicide death
* Hollywood movie actress
* Greta Garbo double
The front page has a three column heading in red lettering: "Actress Kills Self" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of actress Rae Randall (Sigrun Salvason). Not reported in the New York Times, so... Read full description -
Item #630698THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1932
* Jean Harlow "Blonde Bombshell"
* Hollywood "Golden Age" actress
* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad
Page 14 has a 15 x 9 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by Hollywood actress Jean Harlow. (see)
News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages,... Read full description -
Item #629093THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, August 20, 1925
* Actor Rudolph Valentino
* Natacha =Rambova photo
The front page has a two column heading above nice photo of Natacha Rambova: "Valentino and Bride At Parting of Ways" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 24 pages, minor spine wear, generally nice. -
Brown vs. Board of Education "day of" reporting...
Item #628418THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1954
* Heinz Wilhelm Guderian death (1st report)
* "Father of the Blitzkrieg"... Nazi Panzer Armies
* Brown vs. Board of Education - "day of" reporting
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "GEN. GUDERIAN, 65, DEAD IN GERMANY", "Creator of Panzer... Read full description -
Item #627866NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 31, 1922
* Knickerbocker storm (blizzard)
* Washington D.C. theater collapse disaster
The front page has a two column headline: "Eight Inquiries Into Theater Crash Begun; Death Toll Cut to 105" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 22 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, otherwise good. -
Item #627568MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, May 28, 1941
* Rare film movie promotional publication
* "Billy the Kid" - Robert Taylor
An interesting an unusual publication for and about the movie industry, giving the latest information on the daily happenings in the motion picture world.
Among the reports are: "20th-Fox Sets Sales Meeting... Read full description -
Item #626946THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1933
* Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle death (1st report)
* Silent film actor, comedian and director
Page 17 has one column headings that include: "FATTY ARBUCKLE DIES IN HIS SLEEP" "Film Comedian, Central Figure in Coast Tragedy in 1921, Long Barred From Screen" "On Eve Of His Comeback" and... Read full description -
Item #626778THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1943.
* Actor Leslie Howard killed in airplane crash
* 'Gone with the Wind' movie fame (Ashley Wilkes)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS HIT AIRLINER; LESLIE HOWARD PUT AMONG 17 MISSING" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 4 with photo. Always... Read full description
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