Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960

by Thomas A. Delong

Book Overview

From the time Westinghouse started commercial broadcasting in 1920 through the end of the radio soap operas in the early 1960s, hundreds of men and women performed on radio. Day after day, week after week, these performers (e.g., Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Lowell Thomas, Kay Kyser, and Bob Hope) became familiar voices and welcomed guests in the homes of millions of Americans.

Actors, comedians, singers, commentators, announcers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786428341
• ISBN13: 9780786428342
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher