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Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars : Early Television and Broadcast Stardom.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Murray, Susan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2005.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Hitch Your Antenna to the Stars: Early Television and Broadcast Stardom; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 RADIO AND THE SALIENCY OF A BROADCAST STAR SYSTEM; CHAPTER 2 "A MARRIAGE OF SPECTACLE AND INTIMACY": Modeling the Ideal Television Performer; CHAPTER 3 LESSONS FROM UNCLE MILTIE: Ethnic Masculinity and the Vaudeo Star; CHAPTER 4 "TV IS A KILLER!": The Collapse of the Vaudeo Starand Television's Talent Crisis; CHAPTER 5 OUR MAN GODFREY: Product Pitching and the Meaning of Authenticity; CHAPTER 6 FOR THE LOVE OF LUCY: Packaging the Sitcom Star; EPILOGUE.