Horror Stars on Radio

The Broadcast Histories of 29 Chilling Hollywood Voices

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This book chronicles the radio appearances of all prominent classic horror movie stars--Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and two dozen more, including "scream queens" like Fay Wray. It contains script excerpts from radio shows as well as material from narrated albums and music singles. Each star's appearances are listed by show and air date, with descriptions of the subject matter.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-25
Mått:178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786445257

Utforska kategorier

Radio / podcasts inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Bronx native Ronald L. Smith has written 19 books and produced and DJ’d a continuous 24 hour radio broadcast. He has edited three national magazines, appeared on a variety of television programs including “A&E Biography,” and written a dozen radio scripts for the series “Comedy College.” He lives in New York.

Recensioner i media

“a delightful walk down memory lane, well worth being on the serious OTR fan’s bookshelf”—SPERDVAC’s Radiogram; “a marvelous addition”—Chattanooga Airwaves.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Boris Karloff 2. The Wolfmen: Henry Hull and Lon Chaney, Jr. 3. Bela Lugosi 4. Vincent Price 5. The Horror Hams: Laird Cregar, John Carradine and Basil Rathbone 6. Professors of Pain: Lionel Atwill, George Zucco and Henry Daniell 7. Peter Lorre 8. Two-Shot Wonders: Claude Rains and Charles Laughton 9. Strange Ladies: Elsa Lanchester, Una O’Connor and Maria Ouspenskaya 10. Sinister Women: Gale Sondergaard and Agnes Moorehead 11. Scream Queens: Helen Chandler, Julie Bishop, Ann Doran, Louise Allbritton, Hillary Brooke, Evelyn Ankers, Jane Adams, Gloria Stuart, Elena Verdugo and Fay Wray 12. Radio’s Own Horror Stars Bibliography Index