| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories (The Ultimate Conclusion); 2. Backstage Wife (The Perfectly Named Serial Heroine); 3. Big Sister (John's Other Wife); 4. The Brighter Day (Falling Leaves); 5. David Harum (Bab-O's Own Program); 6. Front Page Farrell (The Unforgettable Radio Drama); 7. The Guiding Light (The Longest Narrative Ever Told); 8. Hilltop House (To the Women of America); 9. Just Plain Bill (A Giant of the Air); 10. Life Can Be Beautiful (A Beam of Hope in a Dark World); 11. The Light of the World (An Eternal Beacon) |
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12. Lora Lawton (Where So Few Dreams Come True)13. Lorenzo Jones (More Smiles Than Tears); 14. Ma Perkins (Mother of the Air); 15. One Man's Family (Bewildering Offspring); 16. Our Gal Sunday (Can This Girl ... Find Happiness?); 17. Pepper Young's Family (The House That Camay Built); 18. Perry Mason (Murder and Mayhem in the Afternoon); 19. Portia Faces Life (Courage, Spirit, Integrity); 20. The Right to Happiness (Ivory Soap's Own Story); 21. Road of Life (The Duz Program); 22. The Romance of Helen Trent (The Goddess of Goodness); 23. Rosemary (This Is You) |
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24. The Second Mrs. Burton (Second Wife)25. Stella Dallas (Nothin' but Trouble); 26. This Is Nora Drake (A Modern Story); 27. Today's Children (A Bridge Over Troubled Waters); 28. Wendy Warren and the News (Reports from the Women's World); 29 When a Girl Marries (Follow Your Heart); 30. Young Doctor Malone (A Page from a New Chapter); 31. Young Widder Brown (The Age-Old Conflict); Epilogue; Appendix A: Soap Opera Firsts, Lasts and Mosts; Appendix B: Adult Weekday Radio Serials by Year of Debut; Chapter Notes; Annotated Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
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, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Radio soap operas.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Radio soap operas
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476604145 |
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1476604142 |
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