Photoplay was one of the first American film fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago and reached its peak in the 1920s and 1930s. At that time it was considered quite influential within the motion picture industry. The magazine was renowned for its artwork portraits of film stars on the cover by such artists as Earl Christy and Charles Sheldon. With the advancement of color photography, the magazine began using photographs of the stars instead by 1937. The magazine ceased publication in 1980 (from Wikipedia). This cover features movie star Olive Borden, whose career plummeted a few years later due to a
reputation for being difficult and her problems to adjust to the new
sound films. But she does look lovely behind the wheel of her car. The illustrator is Carl van Buskirk.
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