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



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Autore: Cox Jim <1939-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The A to Z of American radio soap operas [[electronic resource] /] / Jim Cox Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009, c2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
Disciplina: 791.4475
791.456
Soggetto topico: Television soap operas - United States
Television soap operas - United States - History and criticism
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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
Titolo autorizzato: The A to Z of American radio soap operas  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-52011-3
9786612520112
0-8108-6349-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455379203321
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Serie: A to Z guides ; ; 50.