Marianne (magazine, 1932–1940)
Illustrated French magazine (1932–1940)
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Marianne (French pronunciation: [maʁjan]) was a weekly Paris-based French illustrated magazine that appeared in France, between 1932 and 1940.[1][2][3]
| Chief editor and Director | Emmanuel Berl |
|---|---|
| Editor | Pierre Bost |
| Director | Lucien Vogel |
| Aviator and Author | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
| Staff writers | Raymond Patenôtre André Cornu Léon Werth |
| Photographer | Jacob Kjeldgaard |
| Categories | Literary, Political, Cultural |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 60,000 |
| Publisher | Gaston Gallimard |
| First issue | October 26, 1932 |
| Final issue | August 28, 1940 |
| Company | ZED |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | French |
| ISSN | 1256-0367 |
History
Marianne was founded on 26 October 1932 by Gaston Gallimard and edited under director Emmanuel Berl,[4][5] until 1937.[6] It began being published under the umbrella corporation ZED, which had been established in 1928.[7] The magazine was sold in January 1937,[2] to Raymond Patenôtre and relaunched by André Cornu[8][9] in 1938.[10] It described itself as the Grand hebdomadaire littéraire illustré ("Great illustrated literary weekly").[2]
Marianne was said to be a 'Paris Liberal Weekly' publication,[11] and a "weekly of French interests and ideas."[12]
When it was relaunched in 1938, Patenôtre let it remain politically slightly left of centre.[13] Among the notable contributors was Léon Werth, who regularly contributed to the magazine.[14]
Marianne was noted also for its anti-Nazi illustrations between 1938 and 1940,[13][15][16][17] including by Jacob Kjeldgaard, Danish journalist photographer.[18] Publication of Marianne was suspended by the Nazi-collaborating Vichy France regime[19][20][21] on 4 September 1940.[12] The Vichy France regime had already begun censoring[22] portions of it, at least from 14 August of that year.[23]