American Spectator (literary magazine)
| Categories | Literary magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder | George Jean Nathan Eugene O'Neill, Ernest Boyd, Theodore Dreiser, and James Branch Cabell |
| First issue | November 1932 |
| Final issue | May 1937 |
| Company | The American Spectator, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The American Spectator was a monthly literary magazine which made its first monthly appearance in November 1932. It was edited by George Jean Nathan, though Eugene O'Neill, Ernest Boyd, Theodore Dreiser, and James Branch Cabell were also listed as joint editors. The original editors left the publication in 1935, after which the paper continued monthly publication under new editors until October 1936. The American Spectator lasted another six months on a bimonthly before folding altogether.
Sherwood Anderson first published his short story "Brother Death" in this journal. In 1933, the journal published a discussion, including some humor that not everyone recognized, on the Jewish question.