Tuning In The Great Gildersleeve

Author : Clair Schulz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786473366

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Tuning In The Great Gildersleeve by Clair Schulz Pdf

When Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve bade farewell to Fibber McGee and Molly and left Wistful Vista on a train in 1941, no one could have predicted that he would be riding the airwaves with his own new show until 1957. But when one listens to episodes of radio's first spinoff, it becomes clear the The Great Gildersleeve succeeded because its likable and amusing characters were appealingly fallible, much like the folks each of us knew in our hometowns. This book is a guide to more than 500 episodes of The Great Gildersleeve that are in circulation and also to the scripts of 46 episodes for which no recordings exist. Background on the development of the program is included, and the appendices include a list of episodes as well as information about cast members, notable occurrences on the program, ratings, and the films and TV series.

Author : Ray Broadus Browne,Pat Browne
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0879728213

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The Guide to United States Popular Culture by Ray Broadus Browne,Pat Browne Pdf

"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index

Author : Ryan Ellett
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476629803

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Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928-1962 by Ryan Ellett Pdf

More than 700 uncredited scriptwriters who created the memorable characters and thrilling stories of radio's Golden Age receive due recognition in this reference work. For some, radio was a stepping stone on the way to greater achievements in film or television, on the stage or in literature. For others, it was the culmination of a life spent writing newspaper copy. Established authors dabbled in radio as a new medium, while working writers saw it as another opportunity to earn a paycheck. When these men and women came to broadcasting, they crafted a body of work still appreciated by modern listeners.

Author : John Dunning
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Radio programs
ISBN : UCAL:B4511671

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Tune in Yesterday by John Dunning Pdf

Descriptions of the plots and characters of the most popular radio shows are included as well as basic information on schedules, writers, sponsors, and performers. In alphabetical order.

Author : Rodman Philbrick
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612328362

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Brothers and Sinners by Rodman Philbrick Pdf

Author : Christopher H. Sterling,Cary O'Dell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 965 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135176846

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The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio by Christopher H. Sterling,Cary O'Dell Pdf

The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio is an essential single-volume reference guide to this vital and evolving medium. Comprised of more than 300 entries spanning the invention of radio to the Internet, this refernce work addresses personalities, music genres, regulations, technology, programming and stations, the "golden age" of radio and other topics relating to radio broadcasting throughout its history. The entries are updated throughout and the volume includes nine new entries on topics ranging from podcasting to the decline of radio.

Author : Christopher H. Sterling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3166 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135456481

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Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set by Christopher H. Sterling Pdf

Produced in association with the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, the Encyclopedia of Radio includes more than 600 entries covering major countries and regions of the world as well as specific programs and people, networks and organizations, regulation and policies, audience research, and radio's technology. This encyclopedic work will be the first broadly conceived reference source on a medium that is now nearly eighty years old, with essays that provide essential information on the subject as well as comment on the significance of the particular person, organization, or topic being examined.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : California
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007766517

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Sunset by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Home economics
ISBN : PSU:000020220495

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Woman's Home Companion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wyn Wachhorst
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781504963138

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The Best of Times by Wyn Wachhorst Pdf

Old-time radio, the folk revival, the golden age of science fiction, steam railroads, baseball, the Western, and other genres color our images of the 1950s. But contrary to the countercultural myth that America during this period was a sterile, soulless society, culturally and intellectually empty, it was an introspective era of innovation and creativity, the seedtime of the sixties, the harbinger of which was the urban folk revival. The Best of Times presents a collection of essays, each followed by a related memoir, focusing on postwar popular culture, exploring topics that mark the era but are also nostalgic in themselves—the comforting continuity of long-running radio shows, train whistles that brought the sweet sorrow of distance to small-town nights, lazy summers of baseball, endless stretches of unknown lands to the West that once compelled the imagination, the heroes and vagabonds of folksong who roamed a simpler world, and dreams of alien civilizations on neighboring planets, deepened by the dawning reality of spaceflight. These pieces balance personal, cultural, and mythic nostalgia, recalling author Wyn Wachhorst’s youth, the postwar era, and its dreams of a fabled West or Norman Rockwell’s small-town America. Blending history, memoir, imagery, and analysis, this collection of essays offers poetic reflections on the nature of nostalgia and postwar America.

Author : Henry R. Luce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1392 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Current events
ISBN : IND:30000153844588

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Life by Henry R. Luce Pdf

Author : Jim Cox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786416319

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Frank and Anne Hummert's Radio Factory by Jim Cox Pdf

Frank and Anne Hummert brought at least 125 separate series to the airwaves. The production dynasty over which they presided extended far beyond the serialized melodrama that became their trademark. Their genres also included music, mystery, juvenile adventure, quiz, sports, news, comedy and dramatic theater. The Hummerts tried to appeal to everyone's tastes and probably influenced more old time radio listeners than anyone else. By the 1940s the twosome controlled four and a half hours of the national weekday broadcast schedule. This book explores the private lives and professional dealings of broadcasting's most prolific creator-producers. There are five appendices: a list of all broadcast series that were created, adapted, supervised, augmented or influenced by the Hummerts; a list of the most active players among radio producers stemming from the Golden Age and their best-remembered titles; a collection of statements attributed to Frank or Anne that express their philosophy of broadcast programming; a chronology of defining moments in the Hummerts' lives; and three sample programming schedules that give the reader a clear understanding of the Hummerts' involvement in radio producing.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006280213

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Robert Henry Olander
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780557713653

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Farmer, Cowboy, Soldier, Spy by Robert Henry Olander Pdf

Just a few months ago I celebrated my 75th birthday with a family reunion on the shores of Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake and the site of our winter home. We ranged in age from 13 months to 75 years. Somewhere along the way I had become the senior member of the family - the previous generation had become little more than memories, lost but for a few faded photographs. I wished I knew more about my parents, my grandparents or perhaps my great-grandparents who lived in a pre-industrial world before the advent of cars and airplanes, before telephones and electricity, even before photography had been perfected. I wished my morfar's morfar, Olaf Borgquist, had written about his life as a blacksmith in the early 19th century. I decided then and there to record the story of my life; to pass on to my grandchildren and great grandchildren what life was like for an average citizen of the USA during the 20th Century.

Author : United States. Congress Senate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3202 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:35112104249125

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Hearings by United States. Congress Senate Pdf