Hitch your antenna to the stars : early television and broadcast stardom /
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Author / Creator: | Murray, Susan, 1967- |
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Imprint: | New York : Routledge, 2005. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11303837 |
Summary: | First Published in 2005. In this engaging 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. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781135465209 1135465207 0203958276 9780203958278 0415971306 9780415971300 0415971314 9780415971317 |