This is the final installment of the American Weekly index. In 1951 a new editorial direction took hold and covers were never in series anymore, and the art was often uncredited. Soon after, photo covers would start to become common.
In this final period the pin-up style covers continue, with Henry Clive, Willy Pogany and David Wright the favored artists. Oddly enough, the pin-up covers begin to be interspersed with Bible scenes, a rather pinball-like editorial direction.
One interesting trend has Henry Clive painting famous actresses as characters from history. A special highlight of these years are the occasional J.C. Leyendecker covers, which usually commemorate holidays like Christmas and Easter.
Some notes on the listings:
* when you see a "#", that means that the cover is part of a numbered series and the number is given on the cover. Sometimes I remembered to write that down, sometimes I didn't so its catch-as-catch-can. If a series cover explicitly states that it is the first or final installment and its not obvious from the surrounding dates, I sometimes note that as "(start)" or "(end)".
* when I say "(story illo) that means that the cover is illustrating a text story in the magazine.
* I don't make guesses about covers I haven't seen. Therefore, even if I have one missing issue between installment 2 and 4 of a series, I resist the urge to assume what may be obvious.
* When a cover is descibed as, say, "Famous Fishes (Herring)", that means that the cover is part of a series titled Famous Fishes, and this particular cover depicts the herring.
Date | Title | Creator |
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01/06/46 | Big City Girls - Detroit | Henry Clive |
01/13/46 | Big City Girls - Washington | Henry Clive |
01/20/46 | Big City Girls - Pittsburgh | Henry Clive |
01/27/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
02/03/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
02/10/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
02/17/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
02/24/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
03/03/46 | Give (Red Cross) | J.C. Leyendecker |
03/10/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
03/17/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
03/24/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
03/31/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
04/07/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
04/14/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
04/21/46 | Easter | J.C. Leyendecker |
04/28/46 | Baby Week | J.C. Leyendecker |
05/05/46 | Gallery of Glamour | David Wright |
05/12/46 | Aucassin and Nicolette | Willy Pogany |
05/19/46 | Aucassin and Nicolette | Willy Pogany |
05/26/46 | Aucassin and Nicolette | Willy Pogany |
06/02/46 | Aucassin and Nicolette | Willy Pogany |
06/09/46 | Aucassin and Nicolette | Willy Pogany |
06/16/46 | Aucassin and Nicolette | Willy Pogany |
06/23/46 | Aucassin and Nicolette | Willy Pogany |
06/30/46 | July 4th | J.C. Leyendecker |
07/07/46 | Milwaukee's Centennial | Henry Clive |
07/14/46 | The Gypsies of Granada | W. Russell Flint |
07/21/46 | Sub Debs | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
07/28/46 | Sub Debs | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
08/04/46 | Sub Debs | M. Victor C. De Tchetchet |
08/11/46 | Pin-up Girls of History #1 (du Barry/Hedy Lamarr) | Henry Clive |
08/18/46 | Pin-up Girls of History #2 (Phryne/Marie McDonald) | Henry Clive |
08/25/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Nell Gwynn/Marion Davies) | Henry Clive |
09/01/46 | Labor Day | J.C. Leyendecker |
09/08/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Lucretia Borgia/Linda Darnell) | Henry Clive |
09/15/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Pompadour/Alexis Smith) | Henry Clive |
09/22/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Aspasia/Betty Hutton) | Henry Clive |
09/29/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Salome/Veronica Lake) | Henry Clive |
10/06/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Lady Hamilton/Ann Sheridan) | Henry Clive |
10/13/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Cleopatra/Dorothy Lamour) | Henry Clive |
10/20/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Helen of Troy/Maureen O'Hara) | Henry Clive |
10/27/46 | Pin-up Girls of History #11(Ninon de Lenclos/Lana Turner) | Henry Clive |
11/03/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Peg Woffington/Ella Raines) | Henry Clive |
11/10/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Priscilla Alden/June Allyson) | Henry Clive |
11/17/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Lola Montez/Gene Tierney) | Henry Clive |
11/24/46 | Thanksgiving | J.C. Leyendecker |
12/01/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Poppaea/Claudette Colbert) | Henry Clive |
12/08/46 | Pin-up Girls of History (Queen of Sheba/Rita Hayworth) | Henry Clive |
12/15/46 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
12/22/46 | Christmas | J.C. Leyendecker |
12/29/46 | Untitled (New Year) | J.C. Leyendecker |
01/05/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
01/12/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
01/19/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
01/26/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
02/02/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
02/09/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
02/16/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
02/23/47 | Beauty Parade | David Wright |
03/02/47 | Give (Red Cross) | J.C. Leyendecker |
03/09/47 | Classics in Folklore (Snow White and Rose Red) | Willy Pogany |
03/16/47 | Classics in Folklore (Sleeping Beauty) | Willy Pogany |
03/23/47 | Classics in Folklore (Cinderella) | Willy Pogany |
03/30/47 | Classics in Folklore (Rumpelstiltskin) | Willy Pogany |
04/06/47 | Classics in Folklore (The Swineherd) | Willy Pogany |
04/13/47 | Classics in Folklore (The Real Princess) | Willy Pogany |
04/20/47 | Classics in Folklore (The Goose Girl) | Willy Pogany |
04/27/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
05/04/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
05/11/47 | Mother's Day | J.C. Leyendecker |
05/18/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
05/25/47 | Memorial Day | J.C. Leyendecker |
06/01/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
06/08/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
06/15/47 | Father's Day | J.C. Leyendecker |
06/22/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
06/29/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
07/06/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
07/13/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
07/20/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
07/27/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/03/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/10/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/17/47 | Heroines of Literature (Becky Sharp) | Modest Stein |
08/24/47 | Heroines of Literature (Hester Prynne) | Modest Stein |
08/31/47 | Labor Day | J.C. Leyendecker |
09/07/47 | Women in the Bible (Rebecca) | Watson Little |
09/14/47 | Women in the Bible (Ruth) | Watson Little |
09/21/47 | Heroines of Literature (Lady Rowena) | Modest Stein |
09/28/47 | Heroines of Literature (The Lady Known as Lou) | Modest Stein |
10/05/47 | Heroines of Literature (Ramona) | Modest Stein |
10/12/47 | Heroines of Literature (Tess of the d'Urbervilles) | Modest Stein |
10/19/47 | Geraint and Enid - Enchanting Romance of King Arthur's Court | Willy Pogany |
10/26/47 | Geraint and Enid - Enchanting Romance of King Arthur's Court | Willy Pogany |
11/02/47 | Geraint and Enid - Enchanting Romance of King Arthur's Court | Willy Pogany |
11/09/47 | Geraint and Enid - Enchanting Romance of King Arthur's Court | Willy Pogany |
11/16/47 | Geraint and Enid - Enchanting Romance of King Arthur's Court | Willy Pogany |
11/23/47 | Thanksgiving | J.C. Leyendecker |
11/30/47 | Geraint and Enid - Enchanting Romance of King Arthur's Court | Willy Pogany |
12/07/47 | Geraint and Enid - Enchanting Romance of King Arthur's Court | Willy Pogany |
12/14/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
12/21/47 | Christmas | J.C. Leyendecker |
12/28/47 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
01/04/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
01/11/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
01/18/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
01/25/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
02/01/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Jean de Valois/Betty Grable) | Henry Clive |
02/08/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Mata Hari/Yvonne Decarlo) | Henry Clive |
02/15/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Ann of Cleves/Merle Oberon) | Henry Clive |
02/22/48/ | Enchantresses of the Ages (Catherine the Great/Barbara Stanwyck) | Henry Clive |
02/29/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Evelina Hanska/Deborah Kerr) | Henry Clive |
03/07/48 | Untitled (Red Cross) | J.C. Leyendecker |
03/14/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Duchess of Devonshire/Marion Davies) | Henry Clive |
03/21/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Diane de Poitiers/Jeanne Crain) | Henry Clive |
03/28/48 | Easter | J.C. Leyendecker |
04/04/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Marie Mancini/Maria Montez) | Henry Clive |
04/11/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Duchesse de Berry/Virginia Mayo) | Henry Clive |
04/18/48 | Enchantresses of the ages (Queen Esther/Susan Hayward) | Henry Clive |
04/25/48 | Yesterday's Fashions Today | Thomas Haggerty Webb |
05/02/48 | Yesterday's Fashions Today | Thomas Haggerty Webb |
05/09/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Pauline Bonaparte/Kathryn Grayson) | Henry Clive |
05/16/48 | Yesterday's Fashions Today | Thomas Haggerty Webb |
05/23/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Teresa Gamba Guiccioli/Jane Greer) | Henry Clive |
05/30/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Bianca Capello/Joyce Reynolds) | Henry Clive |
06/06/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages-(Mme. Malibran/Ava Gardner) | Henry Clive |
06/13/48 | Yesterday's Fashions Today | Thomas Haggerty Webb |
06/20/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Delilah/Beryl Wallace) | Henry Clive |
06/27/48 | Enchantresses of the Ages (Nineties/Janis Paige) | Henry Clive |
07/04/48 | July 4th | J.C. Leyendecker |
07/11/48 | Yesterday's Fashions Today | Thomas Haggerty Webb |
07/18/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
07/25/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/01/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/08/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/15/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/22/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/29/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/05/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/12/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/19/48 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/26/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
10/03/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
10/10/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
10/17/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
10/24/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
10/31/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
11/07/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
11/14/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
11/21/48 | Thanksgiving | J.C. Leyendecker |
11/28/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
12/05/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
12/12/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
12/19/48 | Untitled (Christmas) | J.C. Leyendecker |
12/26/48 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
01/02/49 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
01/09/49 | Temptations of Ulysses | Willy Pogany |
01/16/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
01/23/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
01/30/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
02/06/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
02/13/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
02/20/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
02/27/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
03/06/49 | Red Cross ... Give | Henry Clive |
03/13/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
03/20/49 | The Drama of the Bible - The Good Samaritan | Clark Fay |
03/27/49 | The Drama of the Bible - He That is Without Sin | Clark Fay |
04/03/49 | The Drama of the Bible - Prodigal Son | Clark Fay |
04/10/49 | The Drama of the Bible - Woman of Samaria | Clark Fay |
04/17/49 | The Drama of the Bible - Suffer Little Children | Clark Fay |
04/24/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair) | Henry Clive |
05/01/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Sweet Leilani) | Henry Clive |
05/08/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Bedelia) | Henry Clive |
05/15/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Ramona) | Henry Clive |
05/22/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (My Gal Sal) | Henry Clive |
05/29/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Sylvia) | Henry Clive |
06/05/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Mademoiselle from Armentieres) | Henry Clive |
06/12/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Estrellita) | Henry Clive |
06/19/49 | the Girl Who Inspired the Song (Sunbonnet Sue) | Henry Clive |
06/26/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Sweet Rosie O'Grady) | Henry Clive |
07/03/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Louise) | Henry Clive |
07/10/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Rose Marie) | Henry Clive |
07/17/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Sally Won't You Come Back | Henry Clive |
07/24/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song (Marcheta) | Henry Clive |
07/31/49 | The Girl Who Inspired the Song | Henry Clive |
08/07/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/14/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/21/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/28/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/04/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/11/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/18/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/25/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
10/02/49 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
10/09/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Cymbeline | Willy Pogany |
10/16/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Hamlet | Willy Pogany |
10/23/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet | Willy Pogany |
10/30/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - The Tempest | Willy Pogany |
11/06/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Twelfth Night | Willy Pogany |
11/13/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Midsummer Nights Dream | Willy Pogany |
11/20/49 | Thanksgiving | J.C. Leyendecker |
11/27/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - The Winter's Tale | Willy Pogany |
12/04/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - King Lear | Willy Pogany |
12/11/49 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Much ado about Nothing | Willy Pogany |
12/18/49 | While Shepherds Watched | Clark Fay |
12/25/49 | Untitled (Christmas) | J.C. Leyendecker |
01/01/50 | New Year | J.C. Leyendecker |
01/08/50 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Measure for Measure | Willy Pogany |
01/15/50 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Macbeth | Willy Pogany |
01/22/50 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Taming of the Shrew | Willy Pogany |
01/29/50 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Love's Labours Lost | Willy Pogany |
02/05/50 | Beauties of Shakespeare - Merry Wives of Windsor | Willy Pogany |
02/12/50 | The Magnificat | Clark Fay |
02/19/50 | The Sermon on the Mount | Clark Fay |
02/26/50 | Martha and Mary | Clark Fay |
03/05/50 | Give through American Red Cross | Henry Clive |
03/12/50 | The Lord's Prayer | Clark Fay |
03/19/50 | Gethsemane | Clark Fay |
03/26/50 | Woman Behold thy Son | Clark Fay |
04/02/50 | Mary Receiving the Body of Christ | Clark Fay |
04/09/50 | The Resurrection | Clark Fay |
04/16/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
04/23/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
04/30/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
05/07/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
05/14/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Mimi/Barbara Bates) | Henry Clive |
05/21/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Manon Lescaut/Wanda Hendrix) | Henry Clive |
05/28/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Martha/Martha Vickers) | Henry Clive |
06/04/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Acquanetta as Lakme) | Henry Clive |
06/11/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Marguerite/June Haver) | Henry Clive |
06/18/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Lucia/Eleanor Parker) | Henry Clive |
06/25/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Brunhilde/Patricia Neal) | Henry Clive |
07/02/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Juliet/Shirley Temple) | Henry Clive |
07/09/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Mme Butterfly/Ann Blyth) | Henry Clive |
07/16/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Thais/Hazel Brooks) | Henry Clive |
07/23/50 | Heroines of the Opera (Carmen/Linda Darnell) | Henry Clive |
07/30/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/06/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/13/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/20/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/27/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/03/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/10/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/17/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/24/50 | Gardenia | Henry Clive |
10/01/50 | Miss Country Club | Henry Clive |
10/08/50 | Inspiration | Henry Clive |
10/15/50 | Coquette | Henry Clive |
10/22/50 | Fancy Dress | Henry Clive |
10/29/50 | Butterfly | Henry Clive |
11/05/50 | Soft Shoulders | Henry Clive |
11/12/50 | Bright Eyes | Henry Clive |
11/19/50 | Thanksgiving | J.C. Leyendecker |
11/26/50 | Ace of Hearts | Henry Clive |
12/03/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
12/10/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
12/17/50 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
12/24/50 | Christmas | J.C. Leyendecker |
12/31/50 | Tales from the Arabian Nights | Edmund Dulac |
01/07/51 | The Arabian Nights | Edmund Dulac |
01/14/51 | The Arabian Nights | Edmund Dulac |
01/21/51 | The Arabian Nights | Edmund Dulac |
01/28/51 | The Arabian Nights | Edmund Dulac |
02/04/51 | The Arabian Nights | Edmund Dulac |
02/11/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Richard II | Willy Pogany |
02/18/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Henry IV | Willy Pogany |
02/25/51 | Support the 1951 Red Cross Fund | Norman Rockwell |
03/04/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Henry IV | Willy Pogany |
03/11/51 | Dreamy Eyes | Henry Clive |
03/18/51 | Wild Women | Henry Clive |
03/25/51 | Outdoor Girl | Henry Clive |
04/01/51 | Bed of Roses | Henry Clive |
04/08/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Henry V | Willy Pogany |
04/15/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Henry VI | Willy Pogany |
04/22/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Henry VI Part 2 | Willy Pogany |
04/29/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Henry VI Part 3 | Willy Pogany |
05/06/51 | Beauties of Shakespeare-Richard III | Willy Pogany |
05/13/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
05/20/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
05/27/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
06/03/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
06/10/51 | Catch of the Season | Henry Clive |
06/17/51 | A Birdie | Henry Clive |
06/24/51 | Thoroughbred | Henry Clive |
07/01/51 | The Wedding of George Washington and Martha Custis | J.L.G. Farris |
07/08/51 | Red Cap | Henry Clive |
07/15/51 | Bull's Eye | Henry Clive |
07/22/51 | Untitled (girl on bicycle) | Henry Clive |
07/29/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/05/51 | Roger! | Henry Clive |
08/12/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
08/19/51 | A Strike | Henry Clive |
08/26/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/02/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/09/51 | The Favorite | Henry Clive |
09/16/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
09/23/51 | A Basket | Henry Clive |
09/30/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
10/07/51 | 20-Love | Henry Clive |
10/14/51 | Beauty on Parade | David Wright |
10/21/51 | Autumn Gold | Henry Clive |
10/28/51 | Who's Scared | Clarence Carter |
11/04/51 | Lesson in Leaves | Unclear signature -- Everett Henry? |
11/11/51 | Easy To Hurt | Unclear signature |
11/18/51 | Untitled (Thanksgiving) | Arthur Sarnoff |
11/25/51 | The Phone belongs to Youth | Henry Clive? |
12/02/51 | Untitled (winter scene with girl wiping little boy's nose) | Harold Anderson |
12/09/51 | Untitled (man on horse looking at doe in forest) | Uncredited |
12/16/51 | Untitled (woman in phone booth applying lipstick) | Uncredited |
12/23/51 | Take one Home for Christmas | Uncredited |
12/30/51 | Untitled (woman celebrating new year) | Milton Wolsky |
Really enjoyed this series. I was interested to see that Studdy's Bonzo had an American presence. As part of the old British Empire and now Commonwealth, Bonzo products were available,here in New Zealand, figurines, annuals, books etc .Was also interested to see Edmund Dulac on the list of artists Thanks Allan!
ReplyDeleteGreig Daniels