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The Great Radio Soap Operas
Author | : Jim Cox |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2015-06-14 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781476604145 |
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This reference work contains exhaustive histories of 31 of network radio’s most durable soap operas on the air between 1930 and 1960. The soap operas covered are Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories, Backstage Wife, Big Sister, The Brighter Day, David Harum, Front Page Farrell, The Guiding Light, Hilltop House, Just Plain Bill, Life Can Be Beautiful, The Light of the World, Lora Lawton, Lorenzo Jones, Ma Perkins, One Man’s Family, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young’s Family, Perry Mason, Portia Faces Life, The Right to Happiness, Road of Life, The Romance of Helen Trent, Rosemary, The Second Mrs. Burton, Stella Dallas, This Is Nora Drake, Today’s Children, Wendy Warren and the News, When a Girl Marries, Young Doctor Malone, and Young Widder Brown. Included for each series are the drama’s theme and story line, an in-depth focus on the major characters, and a listing of producers, directors, writers, announcers, casts, sponsors, ratings, and broadcast dates, times and networks. Profiles of 158 actors, actresses, creators and others who figured prominently in a serial’s success are also provided.
Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas
Author | : Jim Cox |
Publsiher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2005-11-15 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0810865238 |
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The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and focuses on the character types that made up its denizens. The chronology outlines the period and the bibliography offers further reading. Together, these elements make a comprehensive reference work that researchers will find invaluable long into the future.
The Daytime Serials of Television 1946 1960
Author | : Jim Cox |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105114557684 |
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The popularity of soap operas on radio made them a natural for the new medium of television, where soaps quickly became an audience favorite. As television soap operas developed, so did the level of sophistication in delivery, writing and production.This history of television's golden age soaps begins with an overview of earlier serialized entertainments. An analysis of early TV soap stars, personnel and production follows, taking 40 programs into account. Ensuing chapters offer in-depth treatments of the serials Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life, The Guiding Light, The Secret Storm, As the World Turns and The Edge of Night. Appendices include chronological and alphabetical directories of period daytime serials and rankings of the durability of programs, actors and actresses, announcers and sponsors.
The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas
Author | : Jim Cox |
Publsiher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2009-07-17 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0810863499 |
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The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and focuses on the character types that made up its denizens. The chronology outlines the period and the bibliography offers further reading. Together, these elements make a comprehensive reference work that researchers will find invaluable long into the future.
The Great Radio Sitcoms
Author | : Jim Cox |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Radio comedies |
ISBN | : UOM:39015070746394 |
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"This volume examines 20 of the most popular sitcoms which aired between the mid-1920s and early 1950s during the three decade heyday of radio. Each series is discussed from an artistic standpoint, taking a look at the program's character development and extent of vaudeville heritage"--Provided by publisher.
Worlds Without End
Author | : Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.) |
Publsiher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Radio soap operas |
ISBN | : UOM:39015040626361 |
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As a special feature for this book, The Museum of Television & Radio conducted interviews with leading writers, producers, actors, and directors of soap operas. Dozens of revealing quotes from these interviews appear throughout the book - personal and professional comments by men and women who make their living in the field.
Worlds Without End
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Harry N Abrams Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1997-01-01 |
Genre | : Radio soap operas |
ISBN | : 0810927772 |
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A volume commemorating the December 1997 exhibition
Speaking of Soap Operas
Author | : Robert Clyde Allen |
Publsiher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0807841293 |
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From "Ma Perkins" and "One Man's Family" in the 1930s to "All My Children" in the 1980s, the soap opera has capture the imagination of millions of American men and women of all ages. In Speaking of Soap Operas, Robert Allen undertakes a reexaminati