“a delightful walk down memory lane, well worth being on the serious OTR fan’s bookshelf”—<i>SPERDVAC’s Radiogram</i>; “a marvelous addition”—<i>Chattanooga Airwaves</i>.

This book chronicles the radio appearances of all prominent classic horror movie stars--Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and two dozen more, including "scream queens" like Fay Wray. It contains script excerpts from radio shows as well as material from narrated albums and music singles. Each star's appearances are listed by show and air date, with descriptions of the subject matter.
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Many stars of classic horror movies crossed over to radio during and after their careers. This book chronicles the radio appearances of several horror genre stars, including Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, including 'Scream Queens' like Fay Wray. It contains script excerpts from radio shows as well as narrated albums and music singles.
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Table of Contents Introduction      1. Boris Karloff      2. The Wolfmen: Henry Hull and Lon Chaney, Jr.      3. Bela Lugosi      4. Vincent Price      5. The Horror Hams: Laird Cregar, John Carradine and Basil Rathbone      6. Professors of Pain: Lionel Atwill, George Zucco and Henry Daniell      7. Peter Lorre      8. Two-Shot Wonders: Claude Rains and Charles Laughton      9. Strange Ladies: Elsa Lanchester, Una O’Connor and Maria Ouspenskaya      10. Sinister Women: Gale Sondergaard and Agnes Moorehead      11. Scream Queens: Helen Chandler, Julie Bishop, Ann Doran, Louise Allbritton, Hillary Brooke, Evelyn Ankers, Jane Adams, Gloria Stuart, Elena Verdugo and Fay Wray      12. Radio’s Own Horror Stars      Bibliography      Index     
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780786445257
Publisert
2010-01-25
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter

Biographical note

Bronx native Ronald L. Smith has written 19 books and produced and DJ’d a continuous 24 hour radio broadcast. He has edited three national magazines, appeared on a variety of television programs including “A&E Biography,” and written a dozen radio scripts for the series “Comedy College.” He lives in New York.