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" Horror stars on radio : "
Ronald L. Smith.
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BL
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1014156
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b768526
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Ronald L.,1952-
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| Title & Author
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Horror stars on radio : : the broadcast histories of 29 chilling Hollywood voices /\ Ronald L. Smith.
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Jefferson, N.C. :: McFarland & Co.,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (v, 254 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0786457295
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: 9780786457298
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9780786445257
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Boris Karloff -- The Wolfmen : Henry Hull and Lon Chaney, Jr. -- Bela Lugosi -- Vincent Price -- The horror hams : Laird Cregar, John Carradine and Basil Rathbone -- Professors of pain : Lionel Atwill, George Zucco and Henry Daniell -- Peter Lorre -- Two-shot wonders : Claude Rains and Charles Laughton -- Strange ladies : Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor and Maria Ouspenskaya -- Sinister women : Gale Sondergaard and Agnes Moorehead -- Scream queens : Helen Chandler, Julie Bishop, Ann Doran, Louise Allbritton, Hillary Brooke, Evelyn Ankers, Jane Adams, Gloria Stuart, Elena Verdugo and Fay Wray -- Radio's own horror stars.
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"This book chronicles the radio appearances of horror genre stars, including Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and more, including "Scream Queens" like Fay Wray. It contains script excerpts from radio shows as well as narrated albums and music singles. Each star's appearances are listed by show and air date, with descriptions of the subject matter"--Provided by publisher.
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Horror radio programs-- United States-- History.
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Radio actors and actresses-- United States, Biography.
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Horror radio programs.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Radio-- Reference.
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Radio actors and actresses.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.44/616409730904
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PN1991.8.H66S55 2010eb
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