Confidential (magazine)

Confidential
Confidential (April 1958)
Chief editorHoward Rushmore (before 1958)
Jay Nelson Tuck
Managing editorA. P. Govoni
Associate editorJay Breen, Edward Gibbons
Staff writersMike Connolly, Aline Mosby, Florabel Muir, Agnes Underwood
CategoriesCelebrity, investigative, consumer advocacy
FrequencyQuarterly, then bimonthly
PublisherRobert Harrison (before 1958)
Hy Steirman
Total circulation
(1955)
5 million
FounderRobert Harrison
Founded1952
First issueDecember 1952
Final issue1978
CompanyConfidential Inc. (before 1958)
By-Line Publications, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City, New York
LanguageEnglish

Confidential was an American magazine considered a pioneer in scandal, gossip and exposé journalism. Founded by Robert Harrison, it was published quarterly from December 1952 to August 1953 and then bi-monthly until it ceased publication in 1978.