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.

See The listing

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

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1961

Issue 596
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 596 January 1961

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 597
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 597 February 1961

Issue 598
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 598 March 1961

Issue 599
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 599 April 1961

Issue 600
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 600 May 1961

Issue 601
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 601 June 1961

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 602
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 602 July 1961

Issue 603
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 603 August 1961

Issue 604
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 604 September 1961

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 605
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 605 October 1961

Issue 606
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 606 November 1961

Issue 607
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 607 December 1961

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1961

1962

Issue 608
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 608 January 1962

Issue 609
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 609 February 1962

Issue 610
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 610 March 1962

Issue 611
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 611 April 1962

Issue 612
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 612 May 1962

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 613
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 613 June 1962

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 614
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 614 July 1962

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 615
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 615 August 1962

Issue 616
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 616 September 1962

Issue 617
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 617 October 1962

Issue 618
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 618 November 1962

Issue 619
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 619 December 1962

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1962

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

1963

Issue 620
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 620 January 1963

Issue 621
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 621 February 1963

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

Issue 622
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 622 March 1963

Issue 623
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 623 April 1963

Issue 624
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 624 May 1963

Issue 625
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 625 June 1963

On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

Issue 626
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 626 July 1963

Issue 627
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 627 August 1963

Issue 628
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 628 September 1963

Issue 629
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 629 October 1963

Issue 630
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 630 November 1963

Issue 631
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 631 December 1963

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1963

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

1964

Issue 632
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 632 January 1964

Issue 633
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 633 February 1964

Issue 634
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 634 March 1964

Issue 635
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 635 April 1964

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Richard Burton

Issue 636
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 636 May 1964

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 637
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 637 June 1964

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Richard Burton

Issue 638
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 638 July 1964

Issue 639
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 639 August 1964

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 640
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 640 September 1964

Issue 641
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 641 October 1964

On cover:

Elizabeth Taylor

Issue 642
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 642 November 1964

On cover:

Debbie Reynolds

Issue 643
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 643 December 1964

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1964

On cover:

Debbie Reynolds

1965

Issue 644
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 644 January 1965

Issue 645
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 645 February 1965

Issue 646
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 646 March 1965

Issue 647
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 647 April 1965

Issue 648
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 648 May 1965

Issue 649
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 649 June 1965

Issue 650
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 650 July 1965

Issue 651
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 651 August 1965

Issue 652
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 652 September 1965

On cover:

Sean Connery

Issue 653
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 653 October 1965

Issue 654
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 654 November 1965

On cover:

Barbara Parkins

Issue 655
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 655 December 1965

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1965

1966

Issue 656
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 656 January 1966

Issue 657
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 657 February 1966

Issue 658
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 658 March 1966

Issue 659
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 659 April 1966

Issue 660
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 660 May 1966

Issue 661
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 661 June 1966

Issue 662
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 662 July 1966

Issue 663
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 663 August 1966

Issue 664
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 664 September 1966

Issue 665
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 665 October 1966

Issue 666
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 666 November 1966

Issue 667
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 667 December 1966

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1966

1967

Issue 668
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 668 January 1967

Issue 669
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 669 February 1967

Issue 670
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 670 March 1967

Issue 671
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 671 April 1967

Issue 672
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 672 May 1967

Issue 673
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 673 June 1967

Issue 674
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 674 July 1967

Issue 675
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 675 August 1967

Issue 676
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 676 September 1967

Issue 677
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 677 October 1967

Issue 678
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 678 November 1967

Issue 679
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 679 December 1967

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1967

1968

Issue 680
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 680 January 1968

Issue 681
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 681 February 1968

Issue 682
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 682 March 1968

Issue 683
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 683 April 1968

Issue 684
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 684 May 1968

Issue 685
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 685 June 1968

Issue 686
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 686 July 1968

Issue 687
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 687 August 1968

Issue 688
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 688 September 1968

Issue 689
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 689 October 1968

Issue 690
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 690 November 1968

Issue 691
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 691 December 1968

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1968

1969

Issue 692
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 692 January 1969

Issue 693
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 693 February 1969

Issue 694
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 694 March 1969

Issue 695
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 695 April 1969

On cover:

Sophia Loren

Issue 696
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 696 May 1969

Issue 697
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 697 June 1969

Issue 698
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 698 July 1969

Issue 699
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 699 August 1969

Issue 700
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 700 September 1969

Issue 701
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 701 October 1969

Issue 702
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 702 November 1969

Issue 703
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 703 December 1969

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1969

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1970

Issue 704
January

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 704 January 1970

Issue 705
February

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 705 February 1970

Issue 706
March

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 706 March 1970

Issue 707
April

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 707 April 1970

Issue 708
May

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 708 May 1970

Issue 709
June

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 709 June 1970

Issue 710
July

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 710 July 1970

Issue 711
August

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 711 August 1970

Issue 712
September

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 712 September 1970

Issue 713
October

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 713 October 1970

Issue 714
November

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 714 November 1970

Issue 715
December

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Issue 715 December 1970

Annual

PHOTOPLAY magazine side cover Annual 1970

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