Liberty (general interest magazine)
Magazine published in the United States 1924-1950 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Liberty was an American weekly general-interest magazine, originally priced at five cents and subtitled, "A Weekly for Everybody." It was launched in 1924 by McCormick-Patterson, the publisher until 1931, when it was taken over by Bernarr Macfadden until 1941. At one time it was said to be "the second greatest magazine in America," ranking behind The Saturday Evening Post in circulation.[citation needed] It featured contributions from some of the biggest politicians, celebrities, authors, and artists of the 20th century. The contents of the magazine provided a unique look into popular culture, politics, and world events through the Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, and postwar America. It ceased publication in 1950 and was revived briefly in 1971.
Executive Editor | John Neville Wheeler |
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Cartoon Editor | Lawrence Lariar |
Former editors | Fulton Oursler (1931–1941) Darrell Huff (1941–1946) |
Staff writers | Robert Benchley Rob Wagner |
Categories | General-interest |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | McCormick-Patterson (1924–1931) Bernarr Macfadden (1931–1941) John Cuneo (1941–1944) Paul Hunter (1944) |
Founder | Robert R. McCormick and Joseph Medill Patterson |
First issue | May 10, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-05-10) |
Final issue | 1950; 74 years ago (1950) |
Company | Kimberly-Clark (1941–1944) |
Country | U.S. |
Based in | New York City |