Martin Quigley

Martin Joseph Quigley Sr. (May 6, 1890 – May 4, 1964) was an American publisher, editor, and film magazine journalist. He founded Exhibitors Herald, which became a prominent national trade paper for the film industry.

Publishing and journalism career Martin Quigley began his career as a police reporter in Chicago in 1910.

In 1915, he purchased the film trade journal Exhibitors Herald. Two years later, he acquired and merged it with Motography.

In 1930, he acquired Motion Picture News

In 1929, the first edition of The Motion Picture Almanac was published and subsequently became an annual publication.

Quigley Publishing Quigley Publishing Co., started in 1915 by Martin Joseph Quigley Sr., was later run by his son, Martin Quigley Jr. until 2001. In 2005, William Quigley, a grandson of Martin Joseph Quigley Sr., was running Quigley Publishing Co.

Role in Motion Picture Production Code Quigley was an active proponent and co-author of the Motion Picture Production Code, which governed the content of Hollywood movies from the 1930s to the 1960s. A devout Catholic, he began lobbying in the 1920s for a more comprehensive code that not only listed material deemed inappropriate for movies but also established a moral framework that films could help promote — specifically, a system based on Catholic theology.