Picturegoer Weekly No. 296 (New Series), Vol. 6
23 January 1937 · Bette Davis cover · “My True Life Story” first instalment
Original British Picturegoer Weekly No. 296 (New Series), Vol. 6, dated 23 January 1937, with Bette Davis on the colour cover and the headline “Exclusive My Life Story by Bette Davis”.
Read the catalogue note →- Organisation
- Odhams Press
- Condition
- Good/fair appearance for an original 1937 weekly, ungraded. Strong colour cover remains visually effective, with age-related edge and corner wear, spine rubbing and splits around the stapled edge, small tears/chips and general handling wear. Interior and rear remain highly legible with expected age toning.
- Completeness
- Assumed complete under the standing TMR magazine rule unless the owner states otherwise. Front cover, rear page and one interior spread are supplied; no page-by-page collation has been performed.
- Date
- 23 January 1937
- Territory
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Format
- Weekly illustrated film fan magazine
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Status
- Original period publication
- Release context
- Picturegoer Weekly issue
Catalogue note
Original British Picturegoer Weekly No. 296 (New Series), Vol. 6, dated 23 January 1937, with Bette Davis on the colour cover and the headline “Exclusive My Life Story by Bette Davis”. The supplied interior pages begin the serialised “My True Life Story”, pairing Davis’s star persona with childhood photographs and first-person biographical storytelling. The intact rear-page Morny complexion-powder reader offer also preserves the magazine’s close relationship between Hollywood fandom, beauty culture and consumer promotion.
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Archive Importance: 9.4 / 10 · Gold Star.
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