When Variety Was King: Memoir of a TV Pioneer: Featuring Jackie Gleason, Sonny and Cher, Hee Haw, and More

by Frank Peppiatt

Book Overview

He created Hee Haw, the number-one show on TV. He wrote and produced variety shows for Jackie Gleason, Andy Williams, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Sonny and Cher, and Perry Como. He invented the rock TV show Hullabaloo. He was the most popular producer of his time -- a time when variety television was king.

With his writing/producing partner John Aylesworth, Frank Peppiatt developed dozens of TV shows but their career began on air in the initial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770411577
• ISBN13: 9781770411579
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"