1976- ; Hollywood, Cal : [publisher not identified]
Manufacture
<1979->: Los Angeles, CA : Hollywood Press
Physical Description
volumes : illustrations ; 28-58 cm
Frequency
Irregular
Extent
Began in 1976 with Vol. 1. New numbering began with: Vol. 1, no. 1 (1979); ceased with: Vol. 1, no. 2 (1979)?
Notes
"Movie gossip for adults."
Editor: Bill Dakota aka William H. Kern, Jr.
Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
Vol. 1, no. 1 - Vol. 1, No. 2 (1979) have colophon title: Hollywood star magazine
Vol. 1, no. 1 - Vol. 1, No. 2 (1979) have banner title: Bill Dakota's Hollywood confidential star