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[[File:Starmagv1n1.jpg|thumb|right| ''Hollywood Star Magazine,'' vol. 1 no. 1, 1979.]] |
[[File:Starmagv1n1.jpg|thumb|right| ''Hollywood Star Magazine,'' vol. 1 no. 1, 1979.]] |
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The '''''Hollywood Star''''' was an [[idiosyncratic]] [[gossip magazines|gossip tabloid]] published on an erratic schedule in [[Hollywood, California]] by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota." Published in a [[newspaper]] format (and sold in newsracks), it appeared in 1976, and had stopped publishing by 1981. In 1979, it adopted a smaller magazine format which lasted two issues, as '''''Hollywood "Confidential" Star Magazine.''''' |
The '''''Hollywood Star''''' was an [[idiosyncratic]] [[gossip magazines|gossip tabloid]] published on an erratic schedule in [[Hollywood, California]] by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota." Published in a [[newspaper]] format (and sold in newsracks), it appeared in 1976, and had stopped publishing by 1981. In 1979, it adopted a smaller magazine format which lasted two issues, as '''''Hollywood "Confidential" Star Magazine.''''' |
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Inspired by ''[[Confidential (magazine)|Confidential]]'' and other [[gossip magazines]] of the 1950s, ''The Hollywood Star'' had a [[homosexuality|homosexual]] subtext (Kern's other mid-70s paper was called ''Gayboy'') and printed nude photos and sexually-oriented gossip with a frankness that had rarely if ever been seen in gossip magazines. In addition to naming stars who were gay or [[bisexuality|bisexual]], for example, the magazine published lists of male celebrities based on whether they were [[circumcision|circumcised]]. |
Inspired by ''[[Confidential (magazine)|Confidential]]'' and other [[gossip magazines]] of the 1950s, ''The Hollywood Star'' had a [[homosexuality|homosexual]] subtext (Kern's other mid-70s paper was called ''Gayboy'') and printed nude photos and sexually-oriented gossip with a frankness that had rarely if ever been seen in gossip magazines. In addition to naming stars who were gay or [[bisexuality|bisexual]], for example, the magazine published lists of male celebrities based on whether they were [[circumcision|circumcised]]. |
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Revision as of 21:07, 1 September 2016
The Hollywood Star was an idiosyncratic gossip tabloid published on an erratic schedule in Hollywood, California by William Kern, who wrote much of the magazine under the pseudonym "Bill Dakota." Published in a newspaper format (and sold in newsracks), it appeared in 1976, and had stopped publishing by 1981. In 1979, it adopted a smaller magazine format which lasted two issues, as Hollywood "Confidential" Star Magazine. Inspired by Confidential and other gossip magazines of the 1950s, The Hollywood Star had a homosexual subtext (Kern's other mid-70s paper was called Gayboy) and printed nude photos and sexually-oriented gossip with a frankness that had rarely if ever been seen in gossip magazines. In addition to naming stars who were gay or bisexual, for example, the magazine published lists of male celebrities based on whether they were circumcised.