Leader Magazine Explained

Leader Magazine was a weekly pictorial magazine^[1] published in the United Kingdom. The magazine was first owned by Pearson and then by Odhams. Later it became part of Hulton Press.^[2] The headquarters of the magazine was in London.^[3] The last issue of the weekly was published on 10 June 1950 and It was incorporated in Picture Post on 17 June 1950.^[4]

Contributors included Stephen Potter^[5] (editor), Kay Dick^[5] (literary critic), Anthony Carson,^[5] Orson Welles,^[5] Edgar Lustgarten,^[5] Lesley Blanch,^[6] Leslie Illingworth,^[5] Eric Partridge,^[5] cartoonist Vicky,^[5] Stephen King-Hall.^[7] Theatre critic John Barber was also sub-editor at one time.^[8] Another drama critic was Herbert Farjeon.^[9] Kaye Webb was theatre correspondent from 1947-49.^[1] ^[10]

Other contributors included Denzil Batchelor, Gordon Beckles, Prof. D. W. Brogan,^[11] Barbara Cartland, Hayden Church, Susan Garth, Walter Hingston, Robert Lantz,Laurie Lee,^[12] Jean Paul Penez,^[11] John Maytime,^[11] Ruth Miller,^[13] Hugh Newman, Geoffrey Sharp, Charles Stuart, Stephen G. Watts,^[14] andEric Williams.^[11]

External links

Website containing summary of editions from 9 April 1949 (Vol 6 no. 23) to 20 May 1950 (Vol 7 no. 29)

Notes and References

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=1840-kw&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1 National Archives
Web site: Weeklies. Leader Magazine. Magforum.com. 26 November 2015.
Web site: Leader Magazine. Imperial War Museums. 26 November 2015.
News: Weekly Magazines to be Merged. 26 November 2015. The Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1950.
http://isbn.web2.wtc.pl/K-leader/ ISBN search
http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/advanced_report_all?boolean_string1=&boolean1=and&boolean_string2=&ref_no=JG/&query_image=&collection_type=all&image_view=Yes University of Bristol Theatre Collection
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220345963062&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX&refitem=220311078910&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&refwidgettype=osi_widget&_trksid=p284.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%252BIA%26itu%3DCR%252BIA%252BUCI%26otn%3D4%26ps%3D41 Leader Magazine July 20, 1946
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article754312.ece The Times Obituaries
http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/advanced_report_all?boolean_string1=&boolean1=and&boolean_string2=&ref_no=HF/&query_image=&collection_type=all&image_view=Yes University of Bristol Theatre Collection
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960118/ai_n9637841 Obituary: Kaye Webb The Independent (London), Jan 18, 1996
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270311433343&indexURL= Leader Magazine May 4 1946
http://cgi.ebay.ie/LEADER-MAG-JULY-16-1949-LAURIE-LEE-EDGAR-LUSTGARTEN-BAR_W0QQitemZ220311078910QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220311078910&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1297%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Leader Magazine July 16, 1949
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEADER-MAGAZINE-MAY-18-1946-hindu-rites-Robert-Lantz_W0QQitemZ270311388805QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20081202?IMSfp=TL081202193004r5328 Leader Magazine May 18, 1946
"The Man who wasn't Monty", Leader Magazine, 3 June 1950