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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452646603321

Autore

Murray Susan

Titolo

Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars [[electronic resource] ] : Early Television and Broadcast Stardom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor and Francis, 2002

ISBN

1-135-46520-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography

Television broadcasting -- United States -- History

Television programs -- United States -- History

Television broadcasting - History - United States

Television actors and actresses - History - United States

Television programs - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars: Early Television and Broadcast Stardom; Copyright; CONTENTS               ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS                      ; INTRODUCTION                   ; CHAPTER 1 RADIO AND THE SALIENCY OF A BROADCAST STAR SYSTEM                                                                  ; CHAPTER 2 "A MARRIAGE OF SPECTACLE AND INTIMACY": Modeling the Ideal Television Performer; CHAPTER 3 LESSONS FROM UNCLE MILTIE: Ethnic Masculinity and the Vaudeo Star; CHAPTER 4 "TV IS A KILLER!": The Collapse of the Vaudeo Star and Television's Talent Crisis

CHAPTER 5 OUR MAN GODFREY: Product Pitching and the Meaning of AuthenticityCHAPTER 6 FOR THE LOVE OF LUCY: Packaging the Sitcom Star; EPILOGUE               ; NOTES            ; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.