The Outspan was a South African weekly magazine (1927–1957), continued as the fortnightly Personality (6 June 1957 – 23 December 1965). [1] Its subtitle was "South Africa's Weekly for Everybody". It was published in Bloemfontein by The Friend Newspapers Ltd, first appearing on 4 March 1927, and is said to have been established following the pattern of the British Everybody's, which was set up in 1913. [2]
The 1953 book Brown's South Africa describes The Outspan as
"The most widely-read magazine published in Southern Africa. Contains a wealth of first-class fiction and special articles, mostly by South African writers; generously illustrated ...", [3]
and the 1989 South African Family Encyclopedia says that:
"The second longest-lasting (only Huisgenoot proved more durable) and, within the English-speaking community, perhaps the best-loved of all general interest magazines, was The Outspan ...". [4]
Contributors are said to have included: Agatha Christie, Wernher von Braun, Admiral Donitz, Stuart Cloete, Denis Compton, Eddie Cantor, Major-General Sir Francis de Guingand, Donald Campbell, P. G. Wodehouse, Viscount Montgomery, Adolf Eichmann and Manuel Fangio. [2]
Dorothy Kay produced two to four illustrations for The Outspan every week from 1927 to 1945, [5] [6] and Frank Bellamy published a series of illustrations in 1955–1956. [7]
The 28 January 1949 issue is described [8] as containing "pictures, articles, features and fiction".
Items included:
The Outspan was a South African weekly magazine (1927–1957), continued as the fortnightly Personality (6 June 1957 – 23 December 1965). [1] Its subtitle was "South Africa's Weekly for Everybody". It was published in Bloemfontein by The Friend Newspapers Ltd, first appearing on 4 March 1927, and is said to have been established following the pattern of the British Everybody's, which was set up in 1913. [2]
The 1953 book Brown's South Africa describes The Outspan as
"The most widely-read magazine published in Southern Africa. Contains a wealth of first-class fiction and special articles, mostly by South African writers; generously illustrated ...", [3]
and the 1989 South African Family Encyclopedia says that:
"The second longest-lasting (only Huisgenoot proved more durable) and, within the English-speaking community, perhaps the best-loved of all general interest magazines, was The Outspan ...". [4]
Contributors are said to have included: Agatha Christie, Wernher von Braun, Admiral Donitz, Stuart Cloete, Denis Compton, Eddie Cantor, Major-General Sir Francis de Guingand, Donald Campbell, P. G. Wodehouse, Viscount Montgomery, Adolf Eichmann and Manuel Fangio. [2]
Dorothy Kay produced two to four illustrations for The Outspan every week from 1927 to 1945, [5] [6] and Frank Bellamy published a series of illustrations in 1955–1956. [7]
The 28 January 1949 issue is described [8] as containing "pictures, articles, features and fiction".
Items included: