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Author Berkowitz, Edward D

Title Mass Appeal : the Formative Age of the Movies, Radio, and TV
Published Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (226 pages)
Series Cambridge Essential Histories
Cambridge essential histories.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Sound Comes In, Vaudeville and Silent Pictures Go Out; 2 From Broadway to Hollywood with Groucho, Fred, and Ginger; 3 Radio Nights; 4 From the Thirties to the Forties with Kate, Bud, and Lou; 5 Bogie, Bob, and the Boys at War; 6 The Postwar Movie Scene; 7 Make Room for TV; 8 Putting It Together Walt Disney Introduces the Baby Boom to Television; 9 The End of an Era?; Notes; Movie, Radio, and TV Listings; Index
Summary The development of the movies, radio, and television, fitting the entertainment industry into the larger story of American history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Radio programs -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Television programs -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Motion pictures
Radio programs
Television programs
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511930072
0511930070