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BL
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1040641
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b795011
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Bannerman, R. LeRoy,1921-
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Norman Corwin and radio : : the golden years /\ R. LeRoy Bannerman ; foreword by Erik Barnouw.
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| Publication Statement
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University, Ala. :: University of Alabama Press,, ©1986.
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1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0817382585
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: 9780817382582
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0817302743
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9780817302740
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9780817311810
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-267) and index.
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| Contents
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Photographs; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. The Era: The Man and the Golden Age; 2. The Beginning: An Old-World Heritage; 3. The City: Publicity to Poetry; 4. The Network: A Liberal Mountain; 5. The Series: Deadline Times Twenty-Six; 6. The Anniversary: Bill of Rights Show; 7. The War: Radio to Arms; 8. The Challenge: Dedication and Dreams; 9. The Assignment: Pursuit of Peace; 10. The Victory: On a Note of Triumph; 11. The World: Flight of Unity; 12. The Art: Beginning of the End; 13. The Blacklist: Cast of Concern; 14. The Future: Of Film, Footlights, and Philosophy.
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Norman Corwin is regarded as the most acclaimed creative artist of radio's Golden Age (mid 1930's to late 1940's). Corwin worked as a producer for CBS at a time when radio was the centerpiece of American family life. His programs brought high moments to the medium during a period when exceptional creativity and world crisis shaped its character and conviction. Bannerman's book is more than biography: it is also social history-the story of network radio, its great achievements and ultimate decline. Many of Corwin's programs are considered radio classics. During World War II his programs.
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Corwin, Norman,1910-2011.
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Corwin, Norman,1910-2011
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Corwin, Norman.
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Radio broadcasting-- United States-- History.
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Radio producers and directors-- United States, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Entertainment Performing Arts.
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Hörfunk
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Radio-- Reference.
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Radio broadcasting.
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Radio producers and directors.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.44/0232/0924
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B
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| LC Classification
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PN1991.4.C64B36 1986
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