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Ann Sothern

Author : Margie Schultz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313368139
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Ann Sothern written by Margie Schultz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1990-03-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Sothern was often quoted as saying she had played every venue in show business except fairs. For over 60 years, she has captivated audiences from the stage, on radio and television, in film, and as a recording artist. This book is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and career. In addition to individual chapters on each facet of her life, the book features an extensive annotated bibliography of articles by and about Miss Sothern. The book includes a filmography and discography, as well as comprehensive lists of Miss Sothern's stage, radio, and television appearances. Schultz has done a magnificent job of documenting Ann Sothern's career. Classic Images Ann Sothern was often quoted as saying she had played every venue in show business except fairs. Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography is proof that her statement was not far from wrong. For over 60 years, she has captivated audiences from the stage, on radio and television, in film, and as a recording artist. This book is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and career. In addition to individual chapters on each facet of her life, the book features an extensive annotated bibliography of articles by and about Miss Sothern. The book includes a filmography and discography, as well as comprehensive lists of Miss Sothern's stage, radio, and television appearances. Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and career. In addition to individual chapters on each facet of her career, the book features an extensive annotated bibliography of articles by and about Miss Sothern. The book includes a filmography and discography, as well as comprehensive lists of Miss Sothern's stage, radio, and television appearances. It is the first source to include a complete episode guide for Miss Sothern's television series, Private Secretary, The Ann Sothern Show, The Lucy Show, and My Mother the Car. An appendix lists products which were endorsed by Miss Sothern or which used her likeness in promotion. The book utilizes sixteen photographs, including four from Miss Sothern's personal collection, which she donated to the Ketchum Community Library in Ketchum, Idaho. A great library reference source, this book will be of interest to film scholars and fans of Miss Sothern.

Cordially Yours, Ann Sothern

Author : Colin Briggs
Publisher : Bear Manor Media
ISBN 13 : 9781593930608
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Cordially Yours, Ann Sothern written by Colin Briggs and published by Bear Manor Media. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Sothern tried to enter films during the silent movie era, and she obtained her first notable role in The Show of Shows (1929), one of Warner Bros. first all-talking pictures, with John Barrymore, Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, Dolores Costello, Helene Costello, Myrna Loy, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ben Turpin, Rin Tin Tin, and Loretta Young, among others. In talking pictures or talkies, she had one of the longest careers of any actress in the American film industry, from a memorable series of Maisie comedies to her Academy Award-winning role in The Whales of August (1987) with Lillian Gish and Bette Davis. The popularity of the Maisie series led to her own radio program, The Adventures of Maisie, broadcast on CBS from 1945 to 1947, on Mutual Broadcasting System in 1952, and in syndication from 1949 to 1953. Ann was a popular star with moviegoers, thanks to her appearances in Words and Music (1948), and A Letter to Three Wives (1949). In the 1950s, she enjoyed her greatest success on television, where she ranked with her longtime friend Lucille Ball and Eve Arden as one of the three biggest sitcom stars of that decade. In 1953, she was cast as the lead in the series Private Secretary on CBS on alternate weeks with The Jack Benny Program. Private Secretary consistently placed in the Top 10, and Ann was nominated for an Emmy Award four times. In the 1960s, she even co-starred with Lucy for a while on The Lucy Show. While best-known as a comedienne, she was a capable dramatic actress on stage, in films, and on radio, and she was also an accomplished singer. Collin Briggs richly researched biography reveals the amazing life and career of one of America s best-loved actresses. 315 pages with a complete Filmography. Illustrated. KEYWORDS Ann Sothern, silent movie, sound movie, talking pictures, talkies, Hollywood, Hollywood history, film, films, film history, movie, movie, movie history, cinema, cinema history, The Show of Shows, film musicals, Warner Bros., John Barrymore, Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, Dolores Costello, Helene Costello, Myrna Loy, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ben Turpin, Rin Tin Tin, Loretta Young, Academy Award, The Whales of August, Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, radio, radio history, otr, old time radio, The Adventures of Maisie, Words and Music, A Letter to Three Wives, tv, tv history, tv comedy, tv comedies, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, sitcom, sitcoms, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Private Secretary, Emmy Award, The Lucy Show, Collin Briggs,

The Women Who Made Television Funny

Author : David C. Tucker
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786487321
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Women Who Made Television Funny written by David C. Tucker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the bright and talented actresses who made America laugh in the 1950s are off the air today, but their pioneering Hollywood careers irrevocably changed the face of television comedy. These smart and sassy women successfully negotiated the hazards of the male-dominated workplace with class and humor, and the work they did in the 1950s is inventive still by today’s standards. Unable to fall back on strong language, shock value, or racial and sexual epithets, the female sitcom stars of the 1950s entertained with pure talent and screen savvy. As they did so, they helped to lay the foundation for the development of television comedy. This book pays tribute to 10 prominent television actresses who played lead roles in popular comedy shows of the 1950s. Each chapter covers the works and personalities of one actress: Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy), Gracie Allen (The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show), Eve Arden (Our Miss Brooks), Spring Byington (December Bride), Joan Davis (I Married Joan), Anne Jeffreys (Topper), Donna Reed (The Donna Reed Show), Ann Sothern (Private Secretary and The Ann Sothern Show), Gale Storm (My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna), and Betty White (Life with Elizabeth). For each star, a career sketch is provided, concentrating primarily on her television work but also noting achievements in other areas. Appendices offer cast and crew lists, a chronology, and an additional biographical sketch of 10 less familiar actresses who deserve recognition.

Motion Picture Series and Sequels

Author : Bernard A. Drew
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317928946
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Motion Picture Series and Sequels written by Bernard A. Drew and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genres and has been around since the silent film era. This reference guide, in alphabetical order, lists some 906 English Language motion pictures, from 1899 to 1990, when the book was initially published. A brief plot description is given for each series entry, followed by the individual film titles with corresponding years, directors and performers. Animated pictures, documentaries and concert films are not included but movies released direct to video are.

LIFE

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1941-05-19 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

LIFE

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1960-04-25 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

WHY I FAILED CHARM SCHOOL

Author : Tisha Sterling
Publisher : Bookstand Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781634983051
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book WHY I FAILED CHARM SCHOOL written by Tisha Sterling and published by Bookstand Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the words of television and movie actress Tisha Sterling, the daughter of renowned Hollywood actress Ann Sothern: "My cards were dealt generously. From my parents and the good Lord, I inherited beauty and was blessed with a sparkling future. On the surface, I had a life most people could only dream of having." However... "Every morning for four years, I had been swallowing 100 milligrams of methadone, mixed with Kool-Aid from a little white paper cup. Like clockwork, I dressed in yesterday's dirty clothes picked up from my tiny apartment I shared with my 16-year-old daughter and headed for the West Los Angeles Methadone Clinic. That morning what I felt inside: anger, fear and shame. I thought about my mother, a one-time important film actress whose career had flourished from the 1920's to the present time and stupidly compared it to my own career that was by now in the toilet, almost nonexistent. Yet I stubbornly hung on to a glimmer of hope (maybe my only salvation) that some successful auditions for me on television and film would be forthcoming and that soon I would be back to work on a Hollywood set doing what I did best acting." And thus Tisha begins her heartfelt memoir chronicling what on the surface appeared to be a dream life as Ann Sothern's daughter, but which at times was precisely the opposite. Along the way, Tisha paints an intimate portrait of Hollywood and its personalities during Hollywood's bygone Golden Age in the 1930s through the 1960s, a portrait that only one who lived and worked inside the Hollywood of that glamorous era could present. "

Television Introductions

Author : Vincent Terrace
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810892502
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Television Introductions written by Vincent Terrace and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of network television, many shows have been preceded by an announcement or theme song that served various purposes. In the 1950s and ’60s, it was common for announcers to declare that a program had been “brought to you by” a sponsor who paid for the privilege of introducing a show. Other programs, such as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, and The Odd Couple,provided a brief encapsulation of the show’s subject matter, a practice that has continued for recent shows like Alias, Battlestar Galactica, Person of Interest, and the various editions of Law & Order. In Television Introductions: Narrated TV Program Openings since 1949, Vincent Terrace has assembled openings for more than nine hundred television shows from the past seven decades. The only documented history of narrated television program introductions, this volume is arranged by type of programming, such as comedy, drama, Western, game show, soap opera, and children’s show. In addition to quoting the opening material, entries provide information about each show’s network history and years of broadcast. Many entries include descriptions of the show, the names of announcers, and a list of main cast members, as well as a sponsor pitch exactly as spoken. Openings for programs with multiple introductions like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Charlie’s Angels are also included. For programs that featured new guest stars every episode—such as game shows and variety programs—Terrace has selected a representative introduction. In addition to the theme song credits found in the main text, there are also appendixes of theme songs and their composers and/or singers, as well as a listing of commercial releases (on DVD, VHS, CD, and LP) of shows and their soundtracks. A comprehensive resource for researchers and pop culture aficionados alike, Television Introductions provides a fascinating look at this neglected part of TV history.

TVparty!

Author : Billy Ingram
Publisher : Bonus Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781566251846
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book TVparty! written by Billy Ingram and published by Bonus Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Masters become slaves, when slaves become Masters... Tarquin Charlton and Paul Everest both rose through the ranks to become the Leathermen they aspired to be. Yet when each finds themselves longing for each other in ways they didn't previously contemplate, how far will they bend? That is the conundrum these two men face in Domination, Alex Ironrod's second full length novel, and the continuation from his highly original Submission. Tarquin and Paul must now decide what it means to be in a power-exchange relationship. Will the morals instilled by their Old Guard training hinder their attraction to each other? Can they overcome their natural inclination and orientation to dominate or surrender, even as an act of love? How far can their household expand when their extended families grow into each other? And more importantly, will the Leathersex remain wild, booted, imaginative and steaming hot? (Well, I can at least tell you that Master Alex won't let you down on that last question.) Let the heat hit you from the very first pages. Soak up the eroticism that Alex Ironrod has expertly created for you. After all, it doesn't become Domination until you give into it. Tim Brough Author of First Hand: An Erotic Guide to Fisting and Skin Tight: A Guide to Rubbermen, Macho Fetish and Fantasy

Lillian Gish

Author : Stuart Oderman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786406449
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Lillian Gish written by Stuart Oderman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2000 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 12, 1993, Lillian Gish's memorial service was attended by a host of celebrities whose lives had been touched by her long and remarkable career. From her first film, An Unseen Enemy (1912), to her last, The Whales of August (1987), Lillian Gish personified film. With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. Almost always playing someone who needed to be rescued or protected, her trademark delicacy and vulnerability were, however, only part of her persona. She was a strong and complex woman whose painful childhood taught her frugality, love for her mother and her sister, Dorothy, and a distrust of men. In this, her most complete biography, the author, who was her friend, chronicles the hardships, heartaches, and fierce determination that shaped her from her days as a fatherless child to those as head of her family, and on to a time when she became nearly a legend. Featuring rare photographs and intimate recollections of Lillian, Dorothy, and other important figures, the biography is helpful in understanding film history as well as one of its most beautiful and important figures.

Conversations with Legendary Television Stars

Author : James Bawden
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813177650
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Legendary Television Stars written by James Bawden and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

From Radio to Television

Author : Vincent Terrace
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476646937
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book From Radio to Television written by Vincent Terrace and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early years of television relied in part on successful narratives of another medium, as studios adapted radio programs like Boston Blackie and Defense Attorney to the small screen. Many shows were adapted more than once, like the radio program Blondie, which inspired six television adaptations and 28 theatrical films. These are but a few of the 1,164 programs covered in this volume. Each program entry contains a detailed story line, years of broadcast, performer and character casts and principal production credits where possible. Two appendices ("Almost a Transition" and "Television to Radio") and a performer's index conclude the book. This first-of-its-kind encyclopedia covers many little-known programs that have rarely been discussed in print (e.g., Real George, based on Me and Janie; Volume One, based on Quiet, Please; and Galaxy, based on X Minus One). Covered programs include The Great Gildersleeve, Howdy Doody, My Friend Irma, My Little Margie, Space Patrol and Vic and Sade.

Lucille Ball FAQ

Author : Barry Monush
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1557839409
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Lucille Ball FAQ written by Barry Monush and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LUCILLE BALL FAQ

Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931Ð1972

Author : Vincent Terrace
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476612234
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931Ð1972 written by Vincent Terrace and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The openings and closings to radio programs of all types, from comedies (Blondie, The Jack Benny Program, Lum and Abner) to mysteries (Inner Sanctum Mysteries, The Black Chapel) to game shows (Can You Top This?, Truth or Consequences) to serials (Second Husband, Bachelor’s Children) to crime dramas (The Falcon, Eno Crime Clues, The Green Hornet, Mr. and Mrs. North) to westerns (Gunsmoke, Wild Bill Hickok, Hawk Larabee) that were aired between 1931 and 1972, are included in this work. Each entry has a brief introductory paragraph that provides information about the storyline, principal cast, sponsors and air dates. Commercials have been included if the programs were under regular sponsorship. Includes three appendices (sponsors; slogans and jingles; and World War II announcements) and an index.

It's the Pictures That Got Small

Author : Christine Becker
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780819568946
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book It's the Pictures That Got Small written by Christine Becker and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original study of Hollywood film stars and 1950s television

Unsung Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Era

Author : Edwin M. Bradley
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786498331
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Unsung Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Era written by Edwin M. Bradley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most memorable Hollywood musicals of 1930s showcased the talents of stars like Fred Astaire, Jeanette MacDonald, Bing Crosby and Alice Faye. The less memorable ones didn't. This book takes a look at the unsung songfests of the '30s--secondary or forgotten features with short-lived or unlikely stars from major studios and Poverty Row. Through analysis of films such as Lord Byron of Broadway (1930), Shoot the Works (1934), Bottoms Up (1934), Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) and The Music Goes 'Round (1936), the author profiles such performers as Dorothy Dell, Lee Dixon, Peggy Fears, Lawrence Gray, Joe Morrison and the mother-daughter team of Myrt and Marge. Behind-the-scenes figures are discussed, like the infamously profligate producer Lou Brock, whose flops Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) and Top of the Town (1937) cost him his career. Filmographies and production information are included, with background on key participants.

Just Lucky I Guess

Author : Carol Channing
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743216067
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Just Lucky I Guess written by Carol Channing and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of the life of the acclaimed Broadway actress traverses five decades in show business and reveals her personal challenges involving her heritage and her father's alcoholism.