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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819957503321
• Autore: Cox Jim <1939->
• 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
• 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