Eugene V. (Eugene Valentine) Brewster

Born in Bay Shore, New York, in 1869, Eugene Valentine Brewster worked as a lawyer, editor, artist, and publisher. He became best known in the world of magazines, where he was editor and publisher of Motion Picture Magazine, Shadowland, and Motion Picture Classic. He was also associated with the early Motion Picture Story Magazine, one of the first fan magazines aimed at moviegoers.

Brewster's career sits at an interesting crossroads of publishing and popular culture. His magazines helped bring film stars and movie journalism to a broad public at a time when the American film industry was still taking shape. The success of those publications made him wealthy for a period, though later reports note that he eventually fell into bankruptcy.

He also wrote books, including What's What in America (1919), showing a taste for lively commentary as well as editing and publishing. Brewster died on January 1, 1939.