The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas.
Başlık:
The A to Z of American Radio Soap Operas.
Yazar:
Cox, Jim.
ISBN:
9780810863491
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (234 pages)
Seri:
The A to Z Guide Series ; v.50
The A to Z Guide Series
İçerik:
Contents -- Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Introduction: The Span of the Radio Serial -- Photospread -- The Dictionary -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Özet:
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.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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