The American Weekly
Encyclopedia
The American Weekly was a United States
magazine
published by the Hearst Corporation
from November 1, 1896, until 1966.
A Sunday newspaper supplement
which published many sensationalist stories, it was initially named The American Magazine but soon changed to The American Weekly. The name was changed to Pictorial Living in 1963 before it was finally cancelled in 1966. Due to the low quality of the paper on which it was printed, many issues have been lost despite it boasting a 50,000,000 circulation. As a result, it has become a collectors item.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published by the Hearst Corporation
Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower, Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media...
from November 1, 1896, until 1966.
A Sunday newspaper supplement
Sunday magazine
A Sunday magazine is a publication inserted into a Sunday newspaper. It also has been known as a Sunday supplement, Sunday newspaper magazine or Sunday magazine section...
which published many sensationalist stories, it was initially named The American Magazine but soon changed to The American Weekly. The name was changed to Pictorial Living in 1963 before it was finally cancelled in 1966. Due to the low quality of the paper on which it was printed, many issues have been lost despite it boasting a 50,000,000 circulation. As a result, it has become a collectors item.
Editors
- 1896 – 1937: Morrill Goddard
- 1937 – 1943: Abraham Merritt
- 1943 – 1944: Michael Porter
- 1944 – 1951: Walter Howey
- 1951 – 1959: Ernest Hine
- 1960 – 1962: John J. O'Connell
- 1962 – 1966: John Sturdevant
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