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Conversations with legendary television stars : interviews from the first fifty years / James Bawden and Ron Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bawden, James, author.
- Miller, Ron, 1939- author.
- Series:
- Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)
- Screen classics series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television broadcasting--United States.
- Television broadcasting.
- Television actors and actresses--United States--Interviews.
- Television actors and actresses.
- Television personalities--United States--Interviews.
- Television personalities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Insightful, often humorous, and always fascinating remembrances by some of the greatest names in entertainment history... a vibrant portrait of a bygone era." -Brent Phillips, author of Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance During television's first fifty years-long before Hulu, Netflix, and the like-families would gather around their sets nightly to watch such shows as I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, M*A*S*H, The Beverly Hillbillies, Fantasy Island, and The Rockford Files. Seasoned journalists James Bawden and Ron Miller have captured provocative and entertaining interviews with beloved stars of shows like these, important figures from TV's first half century. These thirty-nine interviews, selected from conversations conducted from 1971-1998, present a fascinating glimpse of some of television's most influential performers. Featured are exclusive interviews with major stars (including Donna Reed, James Garner, and Ricardo Montalban), icons of comedy (including Lucille Ball, George Burns, and Milton Berle), TV hosts (including Dick Clark and Ed Sullivan), and notable musical entertainers (such as Glen Campbell, Mary Martin, and Lawrence Welk). Each chapter explores the subject's television work-with detailed behind-the-scenes disclosures-and includes additional information about the subject's performances in film and on stage.
- Contents:
- Introduction: how television created its legendary stars
- Eddie Albert
- Eve Arden
- James Arness
- Bea Arthur
- Lucille Ball
- Milton Berle
- Mel Blanc
- George Burns
- Raymond Burr
- Glen Campbell
- Macdonald Carey
- Dick Clark
- Mike Connors
- William Conrad
- Robert Cummings
- Susan Douglas
- Buddy Ebsen
- John Forsythe
- Annette Funicello
- James Garner
- Peter graves
- Lorne Greene
- Julie Harris
- Art Linkletter
- Mary Martin
- Ricardo Montalban
- Harry Morgan
- Noel Neill
- Donna Reed
- Ann Sothern
- Robert Stack
- Ed Sullivan
- Danny Thomas
- Vivian Vance
- Robert Vaughn
- Jack Webb
- Lawrence Welk
- Jonathan Winters
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780813177656
- 0813177650
- 9780813177663
- 0813177669
- OCLC:
- 1103711015
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