High Society (magazine)
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| Categories | Men's magazines |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Blair Publishing Group[1] |
| First issue | May 1976 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | company |
High Society is an American pornographic magazine. In addition to hardcore pictorials of nude models, it also has feature articles and occasional celebrity pictorials.
History
[edit]High Society was first published in May 1976. Carl Ruderman hired the adult industry's first female men's magazine editor, Gloria Leonard, in 1977.[2]
Leonard, an adult film star, is credited with the use of "900" and "976 phone numbers" to advertise upcoming magazine issues. This evolved into the very first "phone sex" lines.[2]
In November 1981 a spin-off magazine, High Society Live!, debuted. Another venture was a celebrity focused publication, Celebrity Skin magazine, in 1986. The 10th Anniversary Issue of High Society, published May, 1986 featured Gail Thackray (Gail Harris) with a 10-page spread, Centerfold and Front cover.[3] Over its 25-year run Margot Kidder, Ann-Margret and Barbra Streisand unsuccessfully attempted to sue the magazine after it published nude photos of them.[4]
High Society has a pay-per-view TV channel.[5]
The magazine is published by the Magna Publishing Group,[1] which was acquired by 1-800-PHONESEX on December 22, 2015.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b John Sanford, xbiz.com, iPadult.com Teams With Magna Publishing to Bring Magazines to iPad, August 30, 2012.
- ^ a b Kernes, Mark Sr. (March 2014). "The Industry Remembers Gloria Leonard". Adult Video News. Vol. 30, no. 3. pp. 22–23, 112. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "High Society Busty Adult Magazine May 1986 10th Anniversary Collectors Issue!". amazon.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Gloria Leonard". Feminists for Free Expression. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ Playgirl Dresses Up as PPV Channel
- ^ "1-800-PHONESEX Acquires Leading New York-Based Adult Publisher". PR Newswire. Los Angeles. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.