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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822852403321

Autore

Murray Susan <1967->

Titolo

Hitch your antenna to the stars : early television and broadcast stardom / / Susan Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2005

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

0-203-95827-6

0-415-97131-4

1-135-46527-4

1-135-46520-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

791.45/0973

Soggetti

Television broadcasting - United States - History

Television actors and actresses - United States

Television programs - United States - History

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 and index.

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.