The A to Z of American radio soap operas / Jim Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Jim, 1939-

Series:

A to Z guides ; 50.

The A to Z guide series ; no. 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television soap operas--United States--Dictionaries.

Television soap operas.

Television soap operas--United States--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 characters and the gimmick, forgotten. The book's introduction defines the soap opera, examines the span of the radio serial, reviews its origins and its demise, and

Contents:

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction: The Span of the Radio Serial; Photospread; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-289).

ISBN:

979-82-16-28984-5

1-282-52011-3

9786612520112

0-8108-6349-9

OCLC:

435772702