The Great Radio Soap Operas

The Great Radio Soap Operas
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9781476604145
ISBN-13 : 1476604142
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Book Synopsis The Great Radio Soap Operas by : Jim Cox

Download or read book The Great Radio Soap Operas written by Jim Cox and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 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, Stella Dallas, This Is Nora Drake, Today's Children, Wendy Warren and the News, When a Girl Marries, Young Doctor Malone, and Young Widder Brown. Included for each series are the drama's theme and story line, an in-depth focus on the major characters, and a listing of producers, directors, writers, announcers, casts, sponsors, ratings, and broadcast dates, times and networks. Profiles of 158 actors, actresses, creators and others who figured prominently in a serial's success are also provided.


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