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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|United States\|Journalism}}~~
	* ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''		* ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''
	* ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', sister competing entertainment trade news publication also under ownership of [[Penske Media Corporation]]		* ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', sister competing entertainment trade news publication also under ownership of [[Penske Media Corporation]]

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	The original cover design, which is very similar to the current design, was sketched by Edgar M. Miller, a scenic painter, who refused payment.<ref name="archive18">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety41-1915-12#page/n158/mode/1up\|title=The First Issue of Variety\|magazine=Variety\|date=December 24, 1915\|page=18}}</ref> The front cover contained pictures of the original editorial staff, who were Alfred Greason, Epes W Sargeant (Chicot or Chic) and Joshua Lowe, as well as Sime.<ref name="Four-Letter">{{cite magazine\|title='Variety's' Four-Letter Signatures, The Dog-Tags of its Critics\|date=January 9, 1974\|magazine=Variety\|page=26}}</ref> The first issue contained a review by Sime's son [[Sidne Silverman\|Sidne]], also known as Skigie (based on the childish lisping of his name) who was claimed to be the youngest critic in the world at seven years old.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety01-1905-12#page/n4/mode/1up\|title="Skigie," the Youngest Critic in the World\|magazine=Variety\|date=December 16, 1905\|page=5\|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref>		The original cover design, which is very similar to the current design, was sketched by Edgar M. Miller, a scenic painter, who refused payment.<ref name="archive18">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety41-1915-12#page/n158/mode/1up\|title=The First Issue of Variety\|magazine=Variety\|date=December 24, 1915\|page=18}}</ref> The front cover contained pictures of the original editorial staff, who were Alfred Greason, Epes W Sargeant (Chicot or Chic) and Joshua Lowe, as well as Sime.<ref name="Four-Letter">{{cite magazine\|title='Variety's' Four-Letter Signatures, The Dog-Tags of its Critics\|date=January 9, 1974\|magazine=Variety\|page=26}}</ref> The first issue contained a review by Sime's son [[Sidne Silverman\|Sidne]], also known as Skigie (based on the childish lisping of his name) who was claimed to be the youngest critic in the world at seven years old.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety01-1905-12#page/n4/mode/1up\|title="Skigie," the Youngest Critic in the World\|magazine=Variety\|date=December 16, 1905\|page=5\|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref>

	In 1922 Silverman acquired ''The New York Clipper'' which had been reporting on the stage and other entertainment since 1853, in an attempt to attract advertising revenue away from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'', following a dispute with William Donaldson, the owner of ''Billboard''.<ref name=house/> Silverman folded it two years later after spending $100,000, merging some of its features into ''Variety''.<ref name="InsideStuff">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety111-1933-09#page/n210/mode/1up\|title=Veteran 'Variety' Mugg Gives Some Inside Stuff on Sime's Starting 'V'\|magazine=Variety\|date=September 26, 1933\|page=3\|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref~~><ref name=house/~~> The same year, he launched the ''Times Square Daily'', which he referred to as "the world's worst daily" and soon scrapped.<ref name="VarietyObit" /> During that period, ''Variety'' staffers worked on all three papers.		In 1922 Silverman acquired ''The New York Clipper'' which had been reporting on the stage and other entertainment since 1853, in an attempt to attract advertising revenue away from ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'', following a dispute with William Donaldson, the owner of ''Billboard''.<ref name=house/> Silverman folded it two years later after spending $100,000, merging some of its features into ''Variety''.<ref name=house/><ref name="InsideStuff">{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety111-1933-09#page/n210/mode/1up\|title=Veteran 'Variety' Mugg Gives Some Inside Stuff on Sime's Starting 'V'\|magazine=Variety\|date=September 26, 1933\|page=3\|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref> The same year, he launched the ''Times Square Daily'', which he referred to as "the world's worst daily" and soon scrapped.<ref name="VarietyObit" /> During that period, ''Variety'' staffers worked on all three papers.

	After the launch of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' in 1930<ref name="Variety1932">{{cite magazine \|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety105-1932-01#page/n1/mode/1up\|title='Variety' Charges Hollywood Daily of Stealing Its News Each Week\|date=January 5, 1932\|magazine=Variety}}</ref> Silverman launched the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California\|Hollywood]]-based ''Daily Variety'' in 1933 with Arthur Ungar as the editor. It replaced ''Variety Bulletin'' that was issued in Hollywood on Fridays as a four-page wraparound to the ''Weekly''.<ref name=house/> ''Daily Variety'' was initially published every day other than Sunday but mostly on Monday to Friday.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety111-1933-09#page/n91/mode/1up\|title=Daily Variety on Coast\|magazine=Variety\|date=September 12, 1933\|page=5}}</ref> The ''Daily'' and the ''Weekly'' were initially run as virtually independent newspapers, with the ''Daily'' concentrating mostly on Hollywood news and the ''Weekly'' on U.S. and International coverage.		After the launch of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' in 1930<ref name="Variety1932">{{cite magazine \|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety105-1932-01#page/n1/mode/1up\|title='Variety' Charges Hollywood Daily of Stealing Its News Each Week\|date=January 5, 1932\|magazine=Variety}}</ref> Silverman launched the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California\|Hollywood]]-based ''Daily Variety'' in 1933 with Arthur Ungar as the editor. It replaced ''Variety Bulletin'' that was issued in Hollywood on Fridays as a four-page wraparound to the ''Weekly''.<ref name=house/> ''Daily Variety'' was initially published every day other than Sunday but mostly on Monday to Friday.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety111-1933-09#page/n91/mode/1up\|title=Daily Variety on Coast\|magazine=Variety\|date=September 12, 1933\|page=5}}</ref> The ''Daily'' and the ''Weekly'' were initially run as virtually independent newspapers, with the ''Daily'' concentrating mostly on Hollywood news and the ''Weekly'' on U.S. and International coverage.
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	=== Death of Sime===		=== Death of Sime===

	Silverman had passed on the editorship of the ''Weekly Variety'' to [[Abel Green]] as his replacement in 1933. He remained as publisher until his death later that year, soon after launching ''Daily Variety''. Sime's son Sidne succeeded him as publisher of both publications but upon contracting [[tuberculosis]] in 1936 he could no longer take a day to day role at the paper.<ref name=Erichs>{{cite magazine\|magazine=Variety\|date=February 11, 1976\|page=2\|title=Harold Erichs, 74, 'Variety' Treasurer, Financial Officer; Career Spanned 60 Years\|last=Silverman\|first=Syd\|author-link=Syd Silverman}}</ref> Green, the editor, and Harold Erichs, the treasurer and chief financial officer, ran the paper during his illness.<ref name=Erichs/> Following Sidne's death in 1950, his only son [[Syd Silverman]], was the sole heir to what was then Variety Inc. Young Syd's [[legal guardian]] Erichs, who had started at ''Variety'' as an office boy, assumed the presidency.<ref name=~~Erichs~~/><ref name=~~house~~/>		Silverman had passed on the editorship of the ''Weekly Variety'' to [[Abel Green]] as his replacement in 1933. He remained as publisher until his death later that year, soon after launching ''Daily Variety''. Sime's son Sidne succeeded him as publisher of both publications but upon contracting [[tuberculosis]] in 1936 he could no longer take a day to day role at the paper.<ref name=Erichs>{{cite magazine\|magazine=Variety\|date=February 11, 1976\|page=2\|title=Harold Erichs, 74, 'Variety' Treasurer, Financial Officer; Career Spanned 60 Years\|last=Silverman\|first=Syd\|author-link=Syd Silverman}}</ref> Green, the editor, and Harold Erichs, the treasurer and chief financial officer, ran the paper during his illness.<ref name=Erichs/> Following Sidne's death in 1950, his only son [[Syd Silverman]], was the sole heir to what was then Variety Inc. Young Syd's [[legal guardian]] Erichs, who had started at ''Variety'' as an office boy, assumed the presidency.<ref name=house/><ref name=Erichs/>

	Ungar remained editor of ''Daily Variety'' until his death in 1950.<ref name="UngarObit">{{cite news \| last=\| first=\| title =Arthur Ungar Dies\| newspaper =The Brattleboro Reformer\| work =\| date =25 July 1950 \| url =https://www.newspapers.com/image/547833106/?terms=%22weekly%2Bvariety%22%2B%22daily%2Bvariety%22%2B%22ungar%22%2B%22green%22\| access-date =22 February 2021}}</ref>		Ungar remained editor of ''Daily Variety'' until his death in 1950.<ref name="UngarObit">{{cite news \| last=\| first=\| title =Arthur Ungar Dies\| newspaper =The Brattleboro Reformer\| work =\| date =25 July 1950 \| url =https://www.newspapers.com/image/547833106/?terms=%22weekly%2Bvariety%22%2B%22daily%2Bvariety%22%2B%22ungar%22%2B%22green%22\| access-date =22 February 2021}}</ref>
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	In 1953 [[Army Archerd]] took over the "Just for Variety" column on page two of ''Daily Variety'' and swiftly became popular in Hollywood. Archerd broke countless exclusive stories, reporting from film sets, announcing pending deals, giving news of star-related hospitalizations, marriages, and births. The column appeared daily for 52 years until September 1, 2005.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/just-for-variety-column-to-end-after-52-years-1117926968/\|title='Just for Variety' column to end after 52 years\|date=August 3, 2005\|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>		In 1953 [[Army Archerd]] took over the "Just for Variety" column on page two of ''Daily Variety'' and swiftly became popular in Hollywood. Archerd broke countless exclusive stories, reporting from film sets, announcing pending deals, giving news of star-related hospitalizations, marriages, and births. The column appeared daily for 52 years until September 1, 2005.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/just-for-variety-column-to-end-after-52-years-1117926968/\|title='Just for Variety' column to end after 52 years\|date=August 3, 2005\|access-date=March 12, 2018}}</ref>

	Erichs continued to oversee ''Variety'' until 1956.~~<ref name=Erichs/>~~<ref name=house>{{cite magazine\|magazine=Variety\|date=January 14, 1981\|page=13\|title=The House That Sime Built\|last=Gillette\|first=Don Carle}}</ref> After that date, Syd Silverman managed the company as publisher of both the ''Weekly Variety'' in New York and the ''Daily Variety'' in Hollywood.		Erichs continued to oversee ''Variety'' until 1956.<ref name=house>{{cite magazine\|magazine=Variety\|date=January 14, 1981\|page=13\|title=The House That Sime Built\|last=Gillette\|first=Don Carle}}</ref><ref name=Erichs/> After that date, Syd Silverman managed the company as publisher of both the ''Weekly Variety'' in New York and the ''Daily Variety'' in Hollywood.

	Thomas M. Pryor, former Hollywood bureau chief of ''[[The New York Times]]'', became editor of ''Daily Variety'' in 1959. Under Pryor, ''Daily Variety'' expanded from 8 pages to 32 pages and also saw circulation increase from 8,000 to 22,000.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/22/business/thomas-m-pryor-editor-89.html\|title=Obituary - Thomas M. Pryor; Editor, 89\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|date=March 22, 2001\|access-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://simesite.net/?page_id=51\|title=Tom – Simesite\|website=simesite.net\|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref~~><ref name=tom/~~>		Thomas M. Pryor, former Hollywood bureau chief of ''[[The New York Times]]'', became editor of ''Daily Variety'' in 1959. Under Pryor, ''Daily Variety'' expanded from 8 pages to 32 pages and also saw circulation increase from 8,000 to 22,000.<ref name=tom/><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/22/business/thomas-m-pryor-editor-89.html\|title=Obituary - Thomas M. Pryor; Editor, 89\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|date=March 22, 2001\|access-date=March 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://simesite.net/?page_id=51\|title=Tom – Simesite\|website=simesite.net\|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>

	Green remained as editor of ''Variety'' until his death in 1973, with Syd taking over the role.<ref name="NYTAbelGreen">{{cite news \|last1=Freeman \|first1=William M. \|title=Abel Green, Editor of Variety And Language Stylist, 72, Dies \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/11/archives/abel-green-editor-of-variety-and-language-stylist-72-dies-architect.html \|page=42\|access-date=22 February 2021 \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=11 May 1973}}</ref><ref name=wat/>		Green remained as editor of ''Variety'' until his death in 1973, with Syd taking over the role.<ref name="NYTAbelGreen">{{cite news \|last1=Freeman \|first1=William M. \|title=Abel Green, Editor of Variety And Language Stylist, 72, Dies \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/05/11/archives/abel-green-editor-of-variety-and-language-stylist-72-dies-architect.html \|page=42\|access-date=22 February 2021 \|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] \|date=11 May 1973}}</ref><ref name=wat/>
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	==Editions==		==Editions==
	* '''''Variety''''' (first edition published December 16, 1905) is a weekly entertainment publication with a broad coverage of movies, television, theater, music and technology, written for entertainment executives. It is the only remaining ''Variety'' print publication and is published weekly and delivered internationally.		* '''''Variety''''' (first edition published December 16, 1905) is a weekly entertainment publication with a broad coverage of movies, television, theater, music and technology, written for entertainment executives. It is the only remaining ''Variety'' print publication and is published weekly and delivered internationally.
	* '''''Daily Variety''''' (first edition published September 6, 1933<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/depression-doesn-t-stop-i-daily-variety-i-1117994816/\|title=Depression Doesn't Stop Daily Variety\|work=Variety\|last=Hofler\|first=Robert\|date=October 28, 2008\|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> and last published March 19, 2013) was the name of the Los Angeles-based Hollywood and [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] daily edition. The ''Daily Variety'' brand was revived in 2019 as a Mon-Fri email newsletter presenting the top stories of the last 24 hours. Top stories are also posted on the ''Daily Variety'' page of ''Variety.com''. <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/e/daily-variety/\|title=Daily Variety\|work=Variety\|access-date=August 11, 2019}}</ref>		* '''''Daily Variety''''' (first edition published September 6, 1933<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/depression-doesn-t-stop-i-daily-variety-i-1117994816/\|title=Depression Doesn't Stop Daily Variety\|work=Variety\|last=Hofler\|first=Robert\|date=October 28, 2008\|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> and last published March 19, 2013) was the name of the Los Angeles-based Hollywood and [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] daily edition. The ''Daily Variety'' brand was revived in 2019 as a Mon-Fri email newsletter presenting the top stories of the last 24 hours. Top stories are also posted on the ''Daily Variety'' page of ''Variety.com''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/e/daily-variety/\|title=Daily Variety\|work=Variety\|access-date=August 11, 2019}}</ref>
	* '''''Daily Variety Gotham,''''' (started in 1998) was the name of the New York City-based edition which gives a priority focus to [[East Coast of the United States\|East Coast]] [[show business\|show-business]] news and was produced earlier in the evening than the Los Angeles edition so it could be delivered to New York the following morning.		* '''''Daily Variety Gotham,''''' (started in 1998) was the name of the New York City-based edition which gives a priority focus to [[East Coast of the United States\|East Coast]] [[show business\|show-business]] news and was produced earlier in the evening than the Los Angeles edition so it could be delivered to New York the following morning.
	* '''''Variety.com''''' (launched in 1998) is the [[Internet]] version of ''Variety''. It was one of the first online newspapers to charge for access when it launched. In June 2010, all content on the website became paywalled.<ref>{{cite news\|work=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=June 25, 2010\|title=Paywall at 100%\|page=1}}</ref> However, the paywall was removed in April 2013 although access to additional content, such as the archives, require subscription.		* '''''Variety.com''''' (launched in 1998) is the [[Internet]] version of ''Variety''. It was one of the first online newspapers to charge for access when it launched. In June 2010, all content on the website became paywalled.<ref>{{cite news\|work=[[Daily Variety]]\|date=June 25, 2010\|title=Paywall at 100%\|page=1}}</ref> However, the paywall was removed in April 2013 although access to additional content, such as the archives, require subscription.
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	===Reprints of reviews===		===Reprints of reviews===
	''Variety'' is one of the three English-language periodicals with 10,000 or more film reviews reprinted in book form. These are contained in the 24-volume [[Variety Film Reviews\|''~~Variety Film Reviews'']]~~ (1907–1996). Film reviews continue to be published in ''Variety''. The other two periodicals are ''[[The New York Times]]'' (as ''The New York Times Film Reviews'' (1913–2000) in 22 volumes) and ''[[Harrison's Reports]]'' (as ''[[Harrison's Reports and Film Reviews]]'' (1919–1962) in 15 volumes).		''Variety'' is one of the three English-language periodicals with 10,000 or more film reviews reprinted in book form. These are contained in the 24-volume ''[[Variety Film Reviews]]'' (1907–1996). Film reviews continue to be published in ''Variety''. The other two periodicals are ''[[The New York Times]]'' (as ''The New York Times Film Reviews'' (1913–2000) in 22 volumes) and ''[[Harrison's Reports]]'' (as ''[[Harrison's Reports and Film Reviews]]'' (1919–1962) in 15 volumes).

	In 1992 ''Variety'' published the ''Variety Movie Guide'' containing a collection of 5,000 abridged reviews edited by [[Derek Elley]].<ref name="VarietyMovieGuide"/> The last edition was published in 2001 with 8,500 reviews.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Variety Movie Guide 2001\|last=Elley\|first=Derek\|date=March 1, 2001\|isbn=0399526579}}</ref> Many of the abridged reviews for films prior to 1998 are published on ''Variety.com'' unless they have later posted the original review.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1985/film/reviews/maximum-overdrive-1200426863/\|title=Film reviews - Maximum Overdrive\|date=January 1986\|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref>		In 1992 ''Variety'' published the ''Variety Movie Guide'' containing a collection of 5,000 abridged reviews edited by [[Derek Elley]].<ref name="VarietyMovieGuide"/> The last edition was published in 2001 with 8,500 reviews.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Variety Movie Guide 2001\|last=Elley\|first=Derek\|date=March 1, 2001\|isbn=0399526579}}</ref> Many of the abridged reviews for films prior to 1998 are published on ''Variety.com'' unless they have later posted the original review.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1985/film/reviews/maximum-overdrive-1200426863/\|title=Film reviews - Maximum Overdrive\|date=January 1986\|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref>

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