Hans Conried : a biography, with a filmography and a listing of radio, television, stage and voice work / by Suzanne Gargiulo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gargiulo, Suzanne, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conried, Hans.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

Hans Conried gets the recognition he deserves in this work. Part One covers his birth in 1917 and his early years, the launch of his career as a radio actor, his move to motion pictures, his marriage, and his military service in the Philippines, Korea, and Japan in World War II. Part Two deals with Conried's return to the United States following the war, the birth of his first child, the decline of radio and his first television performances, and his involvement with such productions as The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, The Twonky, Peter Pan, Can-Can, and numerous others.

Part Three details his work with Jack Paar (as a "television personality" on the early Tonight Show), his summer stock theater work, his guest spots on various programs and his work providing voices for cartoon characters. Part Four discusses Conried's final years touring with stock productions, his diminshing health and problems at home, and his death in 1982.

Contents:

I. Radio and Motion Pictures

1. The Early Years 9

2. A New Life as a Radio Actor Begins 17

3. Motion Pictures, Marriage, and More Radio 24

4. The Army Years 44

II. The Death of Radio

5. Sergeant Conried Returns 55

6. Peter Pan, The Twonky, and Dr. T 78

7. Can-Can and the Brink of Oblivion 92

III. Jack Paar and the Call of the Road

8. A "TV Personality" Is Born 105

9. The Road Show Begins 124

10. The Business of TV Guest Spots and Jay Ward 138

IV. The Final Years

11. "One with the Gypsies, the Charlatans, the Rogues, the Vagabonds" 153

12. Winding Down: The End 165

A. Radio Log 183

C. Television Log 206

D. Stage Work 211

E. Voice Work 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223), filmography (pages 197-205) and index.

ISBN:

0786413387

OCLC:

49719083