JConthecover: Livewire (1996)

Livewire was a complimentary magazine produced by the East Coast rail network here in the UK, and this issue is from August/September 1996.

I was travelling to London one weekend and could not believe my eyes to see this on display for passengers, especially with Joan on the cover "Warhol" style. Inside is a great 5 page article, "The Making of a glamour Queen".

That was one rail journey well worth the money!!

JConthecover: TV Week (1983)

This Australian magazine from October 1983, features Joan on the cover with her co-star Jon-Erik Hexum and 3 other models from the TV movie, "The Making of A Male Model" or "The Look" which was it's title in the USA.
Inside the magazine is a 1 page article, "Joan And Those Young Men"

In the movie Joan plays a successful modelling agent, Kay Dillon who signs up a country boy for her agency.

I have some more photos from this movie to feature at a later date.

From 1983-1987 Joan appeared on the cover of this magazine another 12 times. I have all those magazines in my collection and will feature them in future posts.


The Death of Jon-Erik Hexum


On October 12th, 1984, he had been working on the set of a series called "Cover Up", during breaks in filming, he jokingly put a prop .44 magnum revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger.
The gun fired, and the wadding from the blank cartridge shattered his skull.

He was rushed to hospital and underwent surgery, unfortunately the damage to his brain was already done and a week later (October 18), he was taken off life support and pronounced dead.

He was only 26 years old.

Cinzano Photos

Back in May this year, I featured on the blog a Cinzano poster and mentioned I would post more from these wonderful adverts at a later date.



Here is a B&W photo of Joan with the late Leonard Rossiter from the Cinzano Bianco launch advert first shown in 1978.
For those who haven't seen this or any of the others, with the Cinzano in his hand, Leonard's character says "Ah Melissa darling, you're early (looking at watch)... would you like a Cinzano?
Her reply, "No thank you, I've just had one", (referring to the one he has spilt down the front of her dress).

Classic Comedy.

I will feature other photos from these adverts very soon.

JConthecover: Voici (1988)

The latest addition to my collection is this French magazine from September 1988.
Joan features on the cover and inside a 2 page article with pictures of Stephanie Beacham and Tracy Scoggins who at the time had joined the cast of Dynasty. The article is titled "Is this the end of Joan Collins?"

Joan played Janice Regan when she made a guest appearance in this episode of Starsky and Hutch, shown in 2 parts from the 17 September 1977.

The two detectives are assigned to go undercover to the tropical Playboy Island to investigate the mysterious happenings connected to William Thorne, "the richest man in the world", who lives a reclusive life on the island, and who's associates are being murdered with what appears to be voodoo magic...

Also known as "Murder on Voodoo Island"
Other cast regulars included Bernie Hamilton & Antonio Fargas

Thanks to my very good friend Kathy in America for sending me this years ago before it was released on DVD.

JConthecover: Zycie (1997)

Poland is the magazine country I am featuring today. This weekly magazine dated 25 September 1997 has Joan on the cover and inside almost a full page article. As I do not read or speak Polish, I cannot provide any more details, however if there are any Polish followers of my blog out there, please get in touch, I'd appreciate your help with this.

JConthecover: News (1993)

This Austrian magazine has a great cover photo of Joan and inside a 4 page article, "Phantom Der Oper" about the Opernball festival she attended that year.