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Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.: Scarecrow Press, 2005. More than 500 entries provide vignettes of popular and lesser-known soaps, as well as performers, writers, networks and sponsors, and provides an historical overview of the radio soap opera from 1925 to 1960. Spine ends very gently bumped.. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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- Title Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas: Volume 3
- Author Jim Cox
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scarecrow Press
- Date 2005-11
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780810853232 / 081085323X
- Weight 1.71 lbs (0.78 kg)
- Dimensions 8.28 x 5.76 x 0.87 in (21.03 x 14.63 x 2.21 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Radio soap operas - United States - History, Radio soap operas - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005013855
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.456
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The period from 1925 to 1960 was the heyday of the American Radio Soap Opera. In addition to being part of popular culture, the soap opera had important commercial aspects as well that were not only related to their production, but also to the desperate need to sell products or perish. Both sides of this story are traced in this comprehensive compendium. The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known "soaps," among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock… Read More
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