14 Valentine Themed Movie Magazine Covers

One of my favorite things about vintage fan magazines are the fabulous covers, particularly the holiday themed ones.  Here are 14 festive Valentine themed covers.  Which one is your favorite?

| Jeanne Crain |

| Linda Darnell |

| Estelle Taylor |

| Rita Hayworth |

| Shirley Temple |

| Deanna Durbin |

| Jane Powell |

 | Esther Williams |

| Esther Williams |

| Mary Pickford |

| Joan Bennett |

14 Vintage Valentine Starlets

| Cyd Charisse |

One of my favorite things about classic hollywood is all the fantastic staged publicity photos.  I have compiled 14 of my favorite valentine themed photos.  Which one is your favorite?

| Debbie Reynolds |

| Joan Blondell |

| Marie McDonald |

| Mary Castle |

| Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, & Myrna Loy |

The photo above is promotional material for the 1936 film Wife vs. Secretary.  Released two weeks after Valentine's Day, I'd say this was some rather clever advertising on behalf of MGM.

| Rhonda Fleming |

| Yvonne de Carlo |

| Nancy Caroll |

| Marilyn Monroe |

| Lana Turner |

| Betty Hutton |

| Dolores Moran |

| Wynne Gibson |

 Want to see more?  Leonard Maltin has an excellent article on Valentine Pin-Ups.  Read it HERE.

Holiday Starlets

One of the things I love about the Golden Age of Hollywood is all the fun staged publicity photos.  Here are some of my favorite Christmas themed shots:

| Ann Rutherford |

| Betty Grable |

| Carole Lombard |

| Bette Davis |

| Gene Tierney |

| Judy Garland |

| Lana Turner |

| Anne Baxter |

| Joan Crawford |

This last one isn't a publicity shot, but I just had to include it!