PHOTOPLAY Magazine Covers and Issues Archive | MovieMags

Magazine from New York, United States United States flag

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First and last issue:

1911-1980

Categories:

Fan!

Publisher:

MacFadden Publications Inc.

Movie magazine?

Yes

Still published?

No, ceased

- The magazine that represents the Golden Age of the Hollywood studio system during the 1930s and '40s.
- First issue was published in Chicago.
- In 1915 James R. Quirk became editor and he gave to Photoplay the form and format of a 'fan magazine': glamorous coverage of the movie world.
- Merged with Movie Mirror in 1941.
- Merged with TV-Radio Mirror in 1977.
- After it ceased publication, in 1980, its staff were moved to US magazine.

Last updated: 17 May 2026 (see recent updates)

Listed issues: 848

Listing is complete.

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Special thanks for this page goes to:
E.G. Reynolds, Garry Malvern, Solaris, Scott Matheson, Thao, Ramón J. Jésus.

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1951

Issue 476
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 476 January 1951

Issue 477
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 477 February 1951

Issue 478
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 478 March 1951

Issue 479
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 479 April 1951

Issue 480
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 480 May 1951

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 481
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 481 June 1951

Issue 482
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 482 July 1951

On cover:

Ava Gardner

Issue 483
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 483 August 1951

Issue 484
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 484 September 1951

Issue 485
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 485 October 1951

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 486
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 486 November 1951

Issue 487
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 487 December 1951

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1951

1952

Issue 488
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 488 January 1952

Issue 489
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 489 February 1952

On cover:

Ava Gardner

Issue 490
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 490 March 1952

Issue 491
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 491 April 1952

Issue 492
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 492 May 1952

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 493
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 493 June 1952

Issue 494
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 494 July 1952

Issue 495
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 495 August 1952

Issue 496
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 496 September 1952

Issue 497
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 497 October 1952

Issue 498
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 498 November 1952

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 499
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 499 December 1952

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1952

1953

Issue 500
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 500 January 1953

Issue 501
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 501 February 1953

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

Issue 502
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 502 March 1953

Issue 503
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 503 April 1953

Issue 504
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 504 May 1953

Issue 505
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 505 June 1953

Issue 506
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 506 July 1953

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 507
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 507 August 1953

Issue 508
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 508 September 1953

Issue 509
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 509 October 1953

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

Issue 510
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 510 November 1953

Issue 511
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 511 December 1953

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1953

1954

Issue 512
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 512 January 1954

Issue 513
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 513 February 1954

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 514
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 514 March 1954

Issue 515
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 515 April 1954

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

Issue 516
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 516 May 1954

Issue 517
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 517 June 1954

Issue 518
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 518 July 1954

Issue 519
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 519 August 1954

Issue 520
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 520 September 1954

On cover:

Rock Hudson

Issue 521
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 521 October 1954

Issue 522
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 522 November 1954

Issue 523
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 523 December 1954

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1954

1955

Issue 524
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 524 January 1955

Issue 525
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 525 February 1955

Issue 526
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 526 March 1955

Issue 527
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 527 April 1955

Issue 528
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 528 May 1955

Issue 529
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 529 June 1955

Issue 530
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 530 July 1955

Issue 531
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 531 August 1955

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 532
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 532 September 1955

Issue 533
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 533 October 1955

Issue 534
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 534 November 1955

Issue 535
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 535 December 1955

On cover:

Jane Russell

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1955

On cover:

Rock Hudson

1956

Issue 536
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 536 January 1956

Issue 537
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 537 February 1956

Issue 538
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 538 March 1956

Issue 539
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 539 April 1956

Issue 540
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 540 May 1956

On cover:

Mitzi Gaynor

Issue 541
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 541 June 1956

Issue 542
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 542 July 1956

Issue 543
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 543 August 1956

Issue 544
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 544 September 1956

Issue 545
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 545 October 1956

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

Issue 546
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 546 November 1956

Issue 547
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 547 December 1956

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1956

1957

Issue 548
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 548 January 1957

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 549
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 549 February 1957

On cover:

Rock Hudson

Issue 550
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 550 March 1957

Issue 551
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 551 April 1957

Issue 552
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 552 May 1957

Issue 553
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 553 June 1957

Issue 554
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 554 July 1957

Issue 555
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 555 August 1957

Issue 556
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 556 September 1957

Issue 557
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 557 October 1957

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 558
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 558 November 1957

Issue 559
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 559 December 1957

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1957

1958

Issue 560
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 560 January 1958

Issue 561
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 561 February 1958

On cover:

Rock Hudson

Issue 562
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 562 March 1958

Issue 563
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 563 April 1958

Issue 564
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 564 May 1958

Issue 565
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 565 June 1958

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 566
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 566 July 1958

Issue 567
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 567 August 1958

Issue 568
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 568 September 1958

Issue 569
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 569 October 1958

Issue 570
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 570 November 1958

Issue 571
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 571 December 1958

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1958

1959

Issue 572
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 572 January 1959

Issue 573
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 573 February 1959

Issue 574
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 574 March 1959

Issue 575
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 575 April 1959

Issue 576
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 576 May 1959

Issue 577
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 577 June 1959

Issue 578
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 578 July 1959

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 579
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 579 August 1959

Issue 580 Vol 56 # 3
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 580 Vol 56 # 3 September 1959

Issue 581 Vol 56 No 4
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 581 Vol 56 No 4 October 1959

Issue 582 Vol 55 # 5
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 582 Vol 55 # 5 November 1959

Issue 583
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 583 December 1959

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1959

1960

Issue 584
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 584 January 1960

Issue 585
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 585 February 1960

Issue 586
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 586 March 1960

Issue 587
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 587 April 1960

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 588
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 588 May 1960

Issue 589
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 589 June 1960

Issue 590
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 590 July 1960

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 591
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 591 August 1960

Issue 592
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 592 September 1960

Issue 593
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 593 October 1960

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 594
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 594 November 1960

Issue 595
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 595 December 1960

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1960

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