Hearst’s American Weekly Cover Index Part VIII: 1946 – 1951

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
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

One comment on “Hearst’s American Weekly Cover Index Part VIII: 1946 – 1951

  1. 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!
    Greig Daniels

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