Hitch your antenna to the stars!
early television and broadcast stardom
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Word Count
55,500 words, Guess
Page Count
222 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3395208M
- ISBN-100415971306
- OCLC Control Number856932798
- OCLC Control Number58526575
- Library of Congress Control Number2005006737
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- Goodreads161490
- LibraryThing7070875
Classifications
- DDC791.45/0973
- LCCPN1992.3.U5 M87 2005
Description
"In this cultural and industrial history of early television, Susan Murray examines how and why the broadcasting industry gave birth to the idea of TV stars. Combining a sweeping view of the rise of the medium with profiles of Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, and other early television greats, Murray illuminates the central role played by television stars in the growth and development of American broadcasting."--Jacket.
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