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SHIPPING AVAILABLE ~ Picturegoer, a large format magazine published in Great Britain, measuring around 9x12" overall, issued in November, 1933, featuring Rochelle Hudson to the cover, along with a caption ~ Who says I'm a bad woman ... Mae West, and ~ Amazing wheel of fortune free inside this issue.
Rochelle Hudson ~ born Rachael Elizabeth Hudson ~ March 6, 1916 – January 17, 1972 ~ was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s. Hudson was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1931. Hudson was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ollie Lee Hudson and Lenora Mae Hudson. While in Oklahoma, she studied dancing, drama, piano, and voice. She began her acting career as a teenager, and completed her high school education at a high school on the Fox studios lot.
CONDITION REPORT > Retained under plastic wraps, thus, a well-preserved example ~ Perhaps typical and minor elements relative to age, handling and material.
History of Picturegoer Magazine
The magazine was started in 1911 under the name The Pictures and in 1914 it merged with Picturegoer. Following the merge it was renamed Pictures and The Picturegoer, which continued until 1920.[1] The same year it was renamed as Pictures for the Picturegoer.
It began publication with the name Picturegoer in January 1921. Odhams Press was the publisher of the magazine during the early years.[2] It was initially published monthly through May 1931, switching to weekly publication 30 May 1931 as Picturegoer Weekly. In September 1939, Picturegoer incorporated Film Weekly, and in September 1941 it became a bi-weekly. It went back to weekly publication every Thursday in July 1949 .
Picturegoer featured the screen's biggest stars and was sold at all cinemas. Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, Bette Davis, Paulette Goddard, Petula Clark, Fred Astaire, and Richard Burton were among the hundreds of stars who graced its front cover. Its circulation reached a peak of 325,000 during the mid-1940s.
After World War II, it found itself competing with periodicals published by the Rank Organisation, Odeon Cinemas, and Associated British Cinemas, which replaced Picturegoer with their own magazines at their theatre kiosks. As a result, Picturegoer became more sensational in the 1950s, with covers featuring cheesecake and beefcake-style artwork.
It eventually merged with the pop music magazine Disc Date. Shortly after the Picturegoer name was dropped and the publication concentrated solely on music. The last issue of Picturegoer was published on 23 April 1960 with a cover showcasing Jackie Rae and Janette Scott.
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