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McCall Corporation was an American publishing company that produced some popular magazines. These included ''Redbook'' for women, ''Bluebook'' for men, ''McCall's'', the ''Saturday Review'', and ''Popular Mechanics''. It also published ''Better Living'', a magazine that was distributed solely through grocery stores. ==History== The company is named after the founder of its namesake magazine, James McCall, who was a Scottish tailor. ''Redbook'' and ''Bluebook'' were purchased in 1929. The ''Saturday Review'' was purchased in 1961. In later years, Marvin Pierce, the father of Barbara Bush, served as the McCall Corporation's president. A controlling stake in the company was bought by Norton Simon's Hunt Foods in 1956. It became a division of Norton Simon Inc., along with Hunt and Canada Dry, in 1968. The ''Saturday Review'' was sold in 1971, and ''McCall's'' was sold in 1973, both to groups of private investors. ''Redbook'' was sold to the Charter Company in 1975. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McCall Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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