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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455379203321

Autore

Cox Jim <1939->

Titolo

The A to Z of American radio soap operas [[electronic resource] /] / Jim Cox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009, c2005

ISBN

1-282-52011-3

9786612520112

0-8108-6349-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

The A to Z guide series ; ; no. 50

Disciplina

791.4475

791.456

Soggetti

Television soap operas - United States

Television soap operas - United States - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-289).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction: The Span of the Radio Serial; Photospread; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

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