Jim Cox

The Great Radio Soap Operas

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 645g
• ISBN-13: 9780786438655
• ISBN-10: 0786438657
• Artikelnr.: 23403222

Autorenporträt

Jim Cox, a leading radio historian, is an award-winning author of numerous books on the subject. A retired college professor, he lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements    
Preface    
1 Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories (The Ultimate Conclusion)    
2 Backstage Wife (The Perfectly Named Serial Heroine)    
3 Big Sister (John's Other Wife)    
4 The Brighter Day (Falling Leaves)    
5 David Harum (Bab-O's Own Program)    
6 Front Page Farrell (The Unforgettable Radio Drama)    
7 The Guiding Light (The Longest Narrative Ever Told)    
8 Hilltop House (To the Women of America)    
9 Just Plain Bill (A Giant of the Air)    
10 Life Can Be Beautiful (A Beam of Hope in a Dark World)    
11 The Light of the World (An Eternal Beacon    
12 Lora Lawton (Where So Few Dreams Come True)    
13 Lorenzo Jones (More Smiles Than Tears)    
14 Ma Perkins (Mother of the Air)    
15 One Man's Family (Bewildering Offspring)    
16 Our Gal Sunday (Can This Girl...Find Happiness?)    
17 Pepper Young's Family (The House That Camay Built)    
18 Perry Mason (Murder and Mayhem in the Afternoon)    
19 Portia Faces Life (Courage, Spirit, Integrity)    
20 The Right to Happiness (Ivory Soap's Own Story)    
21 Road of Life (The Duz Program)    
22 The Romance of Helen Trent (The Goddess of Goodness)    
23 Rosemary (This Is You)    
24 The Second Mrs. Burton (Second Wife)    
25 Stella Dallas (Nothin' but Trouble)    
26 This is Nora Drake (A Modern Story)    
27 Today's Children (A Bridge Over Troubled Waters)    
28 Wendy Warren and the News (Reports from the Women's World)    
29 When a Girl Marries (Follow Your Heart)    
30 Young Doctor Malone (A Page from a New Chapter)    
31 Young Widder Brown (The Age-Old Conflict)    
Epilogue    
Appendix A: Soap Opera Firsts, Lasts and Mosts    
Appendix B: Adult Weekday Radio Serials by Year of Debut    
Chapter Notes    
Annotated Bibliography    
Index