LEADER 03135nam 2200493 450 001 9910797234603321 005 20230721042439.0 010 $a1-4766-0414-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000431986 035 $a(EBL)2070511 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001537603 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11838960 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001537603 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11519753 035 $a(PQKB)11260106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2070511 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000431986 100 $a20150630h20081999 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe great radio soap operas /$fby Jim Cox 210 1$aJefferson, North Carolina :$cMcFarland & Company, Inc.,$d2008. 210 4$dİ1999 215 $a1 online resource (342 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7864-3865-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories (The Ultimate Conclusion); 2. Backstage Wife (The Perfectly Named Serial Heroine); 3. Big Sister (John's Other Wife); 4. The Brighter Day (Falling Leaves); 5. David Harum (Bab-O's Own Program); 6. Front Page Farrell (The Unforgettable Radio Drama); 7. The Guiding Light (The Longest Narrative Ever Told); 8. Hilltop House (To the Women of America); 9. Just Plain Bill (A Giant of the Air); 10. Life Can Be Beautiful (A Beam of Hope in a Dark World); 11. The Light of the World (An Eternal Beacon) 327 $a24. The Second Mrs. Burton (Second Wife)25. Stella Dallas (Nothin' but Trouble); 26. This Is Nora Drake (A Modern Story); 27. Today's Children (A Bridge Over Troubled Waters); 28. Wendy Warren and the News (Reports from the Women's World); 29 When a Girl Marries (Follow Your Heart); 30. Young Doctor Malone (A Page from a New Chapter); 31. Young Widder Brown (The Age-Old Conflict); Epilogue; Appendix A: Soap Opera Firsts, Lasts and Mosts; Appendix B: Adult Weekday Radio Serials by Year of Debut; Chapter Notes; Annotated Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis reference work contains exhaustive histories of 31 of network radio's most durable soap operas on the air between 1930 and 1960. The soap operas covered are Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories, Backstage Wife, Big Sister, The Brighter Day, David Harum, Front Page Farrell, The Guiding Light, Hilltop House, Just Plain Bill, Life Can Be Beautiful, The Light of the World, Lora Lawton, Lorenzo Jones, Ma Perkins, One Man's Family, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family, Perry Mason, Portia Faces Life, The Right to Happiness, Road of Life, The Romance of Helen Trent, Rosemary, The Second Mrs. Burton, 606 $aRadio soap operas$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aRadio soap operas$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a791.4475 700 $aCox$b Jim$f1939-$01534047 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797234603321 996 $aThe great radio soap operas$93781258 997 $aUNINA