Radio

Stories of Gothic horror from the Golden Age of Radio. Discover the thrills and goose bumps that frightened a generation of listeners during radio's Golden Age with 13 hair raising vintage radio scripts featuring stories about Vampires, Werewolves...

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From stereotypes to role models, "Radio and the Jews" provides the first comprehensive look at how Jews were portrayed on radio from the 1920s to the 1950s. The test examines more than 100 Jewish themes programs and characters, including...

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All there is to know about the crime fighting hero created by mystery writer George Harmon Coxe -- from his debut in Black Mask, the popular 1930s pulp magazine, to his 10 year stint on radio, his short lived television career plus his exploits in...

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For anyone researching any aspect of radio history or radio's impact on the daily lives of four generations of Americans from the 1920s-1960s, this first-ever guide to 3,800 primary and secondary sources focuses on radio history and radio's contri...

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Fibber McGee and Molly was one of broadcasting's greatest triumphs, reaching its height during the 1940s when millions of Americans tuned in Tuesday evenings to hear radio's royal couple welcome the Old Timer, Gildersleeve, Mrs. Uppington, Mayor L...

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Old Time Radio fans still love hearing Walter Tetley as Leroy in episodes of The Great Gildersleeve and as the obnoxious grocery boy, Julius, on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. New generations grow to love him each year through his voice characte...

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This is the HARDBACK version. Old Time Radio fans still love hearing Walter Tetley as Leroy in episodes of The Great Gildersleeve and as the obnoxious grocery boy, Julius, on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. New generations grow to love him each y...

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This book examines radio and mystery drama from about 1932 to the genre's final appearance in the late 1950's. While its focus is on women detectives, French provides minute and fascinating details about dozens of mystery programs and includes a c...

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When Dashiell Hammett's THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE made its debut over CBS in August of 1946, the series became an instant success. Howard Duff, a virtual unknown among Hollywood circles, found himself bombarded with movie offers. The early broad...

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Dr. Mickey Smith, Barnard Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Mississippi, is the author of a new book, "How Fibber McGee and Molly Won World War II. This entertaining essay combies serious subjects and comedy in chronicling a ve...

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PART I: INTERVIEWSCHAPTER 1: PARKER FENNELLY "TITUS MOODY" ON THE FRED ALLEN SHOW,WITH WIFE, CATHERINECHAPTER 2: JOAN MERRILLVOCALIST ON THE EDGAR BERGEN PROGRAMCHAPTER 3: WARD BYRON PRODUCER OF MUSI...

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Soon after Duffy's Tavern premiered over the radio in 1941, Hollywood celebrities flocked to the microphone for a guest appearance and accepted what was rarely heard of in network broadcasting - celebrities were roasted in the form of insults that...

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Kansas City's KMBC was home to many country and western artists during radio's golden age but few could match the popularity and longevity of the Texas Rangers. Debuting in 1932, the Texas Rangers entertained America by radio, records, tours, moti...

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This is the hardback version. Kansas City's KMBC was home to many country and western artists during radio's golden age but few could match the popularity and longevity of the Texas Rangers. Debuting in 1932, the Texas Rangers entertained America ...

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Open this book and stroll down memory lane. Laugh at the antics of the Bowery Boys, Bud and Lou, Red Skelton, and Jerry Colonna. Sing along with Al Jolson, Betty Hutton, Danny Kaye, and Jimmy Durante. Creep down spooky corridors with Boris, Bela, ...

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Kay Kyser was one of the giants of the American music business of the Twentieth Century. He was a bandleader for some twenty years, roughly the 1930s and 1940s. During the 1940s he was the most popular bandleader of his time-ore celebrated than Gl...

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Back when phonographs were "Victrolas" and refrigerators were "Frigidaires," radio was "The Philco." The voices that came from that cathedral-shaped box thrilled listeners as it allowed their imaginations to fly.Now, ...

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This is Volume 1 of 3 volumes. Rediscover radio as it was broadcast during the Golden Age. From shows fondly remembered to those long forgotten, this was the experience of days spent listening to the radio during the early part of the past century...

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This is Volume 2 of a 3 Volume set.Rediscover radio as it was broadcast during the Golden Age. From shows fondly remembered to those long forgotten, this was the experience of days spent listening to the radio during the early part of the past cen...

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This is Volume 3 of a 3 Volume set. Rediscover radio as it was broadcast during the Golden Age. From shows fondly remembered to those long forgotten, this was the experience of days spent listening to the radio during the early part of the past ce...

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Memos to a New Millennium: The Final Radio Plays of Norman Corwin presents, for the first time ever in print, a treasure-trove of radio plays spanning fifty years in the extraordinary career of radio's most famous dramatist.Subject matter for Corw...

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Over the years the motion picture career of Jimmy Stewart has been highly praised and well documented. But did you know that he also had an extensive career on the radio? Among the pages of this well researched book, you will read the detailed wor...

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This is the HARDBACK version. From 1949 until the end of Radio drama in 1962, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was a stalwart of radio drama. This book, "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter" provides a different look at Johnny Dollar - as if he were a real i...

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This is the HARDBACK version. From 1949 until the end of Radio drama in 1962, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was a stalwart of radio drama. This book, "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter" provides a different look at Johnny Dollar - as if he were a real i...

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This is the HARDBACK version. From 1949 until the end of Radio drama in 1962, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was a stalwart of radio drama. This book, "The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter" provides a different look at Johnny Dollar - as if he were a real i...

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This is the HARDBACK version. When Dashiell Hammett's THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE made its debut over CBS in August of 1946, the series became an instant success. Howard Duff, a virtual unknown among Hollywood circles, found himself bombarded with...

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Hold old did Jack Benny claim to be?What was Blondie's last name?Cecil B. DeMille hosted what radio show?If you liked Mel Simons' The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, you will LOVE The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book II. Once again, Mel has extracted the be...

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Let me say a few words about who should really take credit for this bookand the two volumes that will soon follow it.It all began over twenty five years ago when I was looking for some way toenhance my radio show which I called Life in the Past La...

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"I loved the organization of Life in the Past Lane-Volume 1. It is like an escorted journey through media history." -DAVE WHITE, KSAV Internet Radio, host of Dave White Presents, California "What an important resource this will be . . . important ...

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For the first time ever, here is the ultimate biography, encompassing Noel Blanc's unpublished biography, with an introduction by Bugs Bunny, plus a complete (and huge) credit list and discography.

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