The Great Radio Soap Operas

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476604145

Get Book

The Great Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox Pdf

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.

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0810865238

Get Book

Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox Pdf

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.

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114557684

Get Book

The Daytime Serials of Television, 1946-1960 by Jim Cox Pdf

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.

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0810863499

Get Book

The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas by Jim Cox Pdf

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.

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Radio comedies
ISBN : UOM:39015070746394

Get Book

The Great Radio Sitcoms by Jim Cox Pdf

"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.

Author : Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Radio soap operas
ISBN : UOM:39015040626361

Get Book

Worlds Without End by Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Harry N Abrams Incorporated
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Radio soap operas
ISBN : 0810927772

Get Book

Worlds Without End by Anonim Pdf

A volume commemorating the December 1997 exhibition

Author : Robert Clyde Allen
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0807841293

Get Book

Speaking of Soap Operas by Robert Clyde Allen Pdf

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

Author : Jim Harmon
Publisher : Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Radio plays
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004690017

Get Book

The Great Radio Heroes by Jim Harmon Pdf

Author : Susan Siegel,David S. Siegel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015063343571

Get Book

A Resource Guide to the Golden Age of Radio by Susan Siegel,David S. Siegel Pdf

The first ever guide to 3,800 primary and seconary sources that explore radio's contribution to America's cultural heritage.Index integrates separate listings in Special Collections, Bibliography and Internet chapters and can be searched by program title, person or subject.

Author : Marilyn J. Matelski
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Radio soap operas
ISBN : UOM:39015046911866

Get Book

Soap Operas Worldwide by Marilyn J. Matelski Pdf

While the American soap opera is known primarily for its marketing value, producers, health professionals, politicians, and rebels elsewhere focus on the serials potential for social change: African, Indian and South American serials offer information on family planning, child protection and AIDS; a Mexican telenovela parallels a government murder scandal--the program is so popular the state dare not censor it. In Russia, South American novelas are so popular that Boris Yeltsin manipulates programming to affect voters on polling day. Here is an examination of the economic and social impact of the soap opera, with projections for the future. A chapter for each of the nine regions of the world offers demographic statistics of major countries audiences, radio and television usage, stations available, and synopses of the most popular serials.

Author : Christopher H. Sterling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Broadcasting
ISBN : 0415422981

Get Book

The Rise of American Radio: Radio programming to 1945 by Christopher H. Sterling Pdf

Author : Elliott West,Paula Petrik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002190699

Get Book

Small Worlds by Elliott West,Paula Petrik Pdf

Thirteen essays treat children from the pre-Civil War generation to 1950 as active, influential participants in society. The essays are organized into four topics: cultural and regional variation, toys and play, family life, and the ways evolving memories of childhood shape how adults think of themselves.

Author : Robert Clyde Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:748992603

Get Book

Speaking of Soap Operas by Robert Clyde Allen Pdf

Study of soap operas.

Author : Julie Keppen,Lisa Kumar
Publisher : Contemporary Authors
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0787667048

Get Book

Contemporary Authors by Julie Keppen,Lisa Kumar Pdf

Find biographical information on more than 115,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Sketches typically include personal information, addresses, career history, writings, work in progress, biographical and critical sources, authors' comments and informative essays about their lives and work. A softcover cumulative index is published twice per year (included in subscription).