LEADER 02606nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910778135503321 005 20230721022415.0 010 $a1-282-52011-3 010 $a9786612520112 010 $a0-8108-6349-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000787927 035 $a(EBL)466807 035 $a(OCoLC)435772702 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000333817 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11263527 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333817 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378132 035 $a(PQKB)11370619 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC466807 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL466807 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10364269 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL252011 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000787927 100 $a20100331h20092005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe A to Z of American radio soap operas$b[electronic resource] /$fJim Cox 210 $aLanham, Md. $cScarecrow Press, Inc.$d2009, c2005 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 225 1 $aThe A to Z guide series ;$vno. 50 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8108-6833-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-289). 327 $aContents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction: The Span of the Radio Serial; Photospread; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author 330 $aThe dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known 'soaps,' among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and 410 0$aA to Z guides ;$v50. 606 $aTelevision soap operas$zUnited States$vDictionaries 606 $aTelevision soap operas$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aTelevision soap operas 615 0$aTelevision soap operas$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a791.4475 676 $a791.456 700 $aCox$b Jim$f1939-$01534047 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778135503321 996 $aThe A to Z of American radio soap operas$93843778 997 $aUNINA