- Cavalier (magazine)
Infobox Magazine
title = Cavalier
image_size = 250px
image_caption = September 1966 cover
publisher =Fawcett Publications , later DuGent Publishing Corporation
category =Men's magazines
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frequency = Monthly
language = English
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founded =1952
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country =United States
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issn =Cavalier is a magazine launched by
Fawcett Publications in 1952 and continuing for decades, eventually evolving into aPlayboy -style men's magazine. It has no connection with theFrank Munsey pulp, "The Cavalier", published in the early years of the 20th Century.In its original format, "Cavalier" was planned by Fawcett to feature novelettes and novels by Fawcett's Gold Medal authors, including Richard Prather and
Mickey Spillane .During the 1950s, the magazine was edited by James B. O'Connell (1952-1958) and Bob Curran (1959). Editors in the 1960s included Frederic A. Birmingham (1962),
Frank M. Robinson ,Robert Shea (1966) and Alan R. LeMond (1967). Maurice DeWalt was the editor in 1973.Authors in the 1950s included
Jimmy Breslin ,Henry Kuttner andClyde Beatty ("Tigers on the Loose"). During the 1960s, the magazine featured such writers asIsaac Asimov ,Ray Bradbury ,Robert Coover ,Nat Hentoff ,John Clellon Holmes ,William Bradford Huie ,Garson Kanin ,Paul Krassner ,Alberto Moravia ,Robert Shelton ,Theodore Sturgeon ,William Tenn ,Bruce Jay Friedman andColin Wilson . Film criticManny Farber had a monthly column in the 1960s. [ [http://www.sdreader.com/published/2006-05-25/shepherd.html Debt] by Duncan Shepherd. "San Diego Reader". May 25, 2006.]Stephen King was a contributor during the 1970s, and his stories were also featured in "Cavalier Yearbook". "Deadbone" and other graphic stories byVaughn Bode were published in "Cavalier" along with comics byArt Spiegelman andJay Lynch .The magazine had several logo changes, and during the 1960s, it was taken over by the DuGent Publishing Corporation, which was located at 236 East 46th Street in New York. In the 1980's Dugent Publishing relocated their offices to Coral Gables, Florida.
Cavalier is currently published by Cavalier Publishing, LLC in Tampa, Florida. The website is http://cavmag.com/.
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External links
* [http://www.salmineo.com/news/cavalier.html "Cavalier" (February, 1970): Sal Mineo interviewed by Bob Abel]
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