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9780816045556

The Encyclopedia of 20th Century American Television

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816045556

  • ISBN10:

    0816045550

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-10-01
  • Publisher: Checkmark Books
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Summary

A comprehensive guide to American television covers the gamut, from the Addams Family to Vega$, featuring more than one thousand entries and 130 photographs spanning the television broadcasting world, including the shows, characters, production details and histories, biographical profiles, and more. Simultaneous.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Entries A to Z
1(410)
Appendixes 411(64)
Bibliography 475(2)
Index 477

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Excerpts

There is no denying the influence television has had on Americans over the past 50 years. The Encyclopedia of 20th Century American Television is a true celebration of the medium as well as a fact-filled guide. It provides an entertaining historical reference to the programs, personalities, and practices of network television
from its early days to the end of the century. From game shows to the nightly news, from
sitcoms to serious dramas and everything in-between, more than 1,000 entries provide story
synopses, biographies, production histories, air dates, and much more.
Also featured are two appendixes—the top-rated programs from 1952-1999 and the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Annual Emmy Award winners from the second
half of the 20th century. More than 130 photographs, many of them rare, round out
this great survey of television culture in the past century. Easy to use and fun to
read, The Encyclopedia of 20th Century American Television is sure to delight T.V.-watchers everywhere.
Among the shows, characters, and topics covered are:
The Addams Family
The Bing Crosby Show
Captain Kangaroo
Ann B. Davis
Dynasty
Andy Griffith
Michael Landon
Let's Make A Deal
Mary Tyler Moore
Password
Star Trek
Vega$
Oprah Winfrey.

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