Cover of Whitehouse magazine No. 84, published January 1982 | |
Categories | Pornographic men's |
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Publisher | David Sullivan / Gold Star Publications |
First issue | 1974 |
Final issue | 2008 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Whitehouse magazine, also known as Whitehouse International, was a British pornographic magazine originally published by David Sullivan, and later sold to Gold Star Publications. It was first published in 1974. Billed as "The International Quality Glamour Magazine", it was substantially more explicit than its predecessors, showing uncensored images of genitalia.
Although reputed to have been named after anti-pornography campaigner Mary Whitehouse, the magazine contained a disclaimer saying that its name had nothing to do with her. The model Mary Millington made numerous appearances in the magazine.
Although Whitehouse was one of Sullivan's most successful magazines, sales fell over the years. As of 2001, sales had declined to around £250,000 per year. Publication ceased in 2008.
The industrial music band Whitehouse are named after the magazine.
References
- Obscenity and Film Censorship : an Abridgement of the Williams Report. Bernard Williams. Cambridge. 2015. ISBN 978-1-316-28675-3. OCLC 941030751.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - Curtis, Nick (22 November 2012). "Disgusted of Nuneaton". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- Hendrickson, Robert (1981). The literary life and other curiosities. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-43029-3. OCLC 7273810.
- Ban this filth! : letters from the Mary Whitehouse archive. Mary Whitehouse, Ben Thompson. London: Faber. 2012. ISBN 978-0-571-28150-3. OCLC 930024245.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ""The Mary Millington Movie Collection" Limited Edition Blu-Ray Box Set": An interview with historian and documentary filmmaker Simon Sheridan". Cinema Retro. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Doward, Jamie (13 May 2001). "Top shelf gathers dust". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "Whitehouse (UK) :: Pulp Trader :: Manage your collection". www.philsp.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Wallis, Jennifer (2016). Fight Your Own War: Power Electronics and Noise Culture. Headpress. ISBN 9781909394414.
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