Information Please (Paperback)

Information Please, the popular radio quiz program that played experts for fall guys, was capital, dependable, adult radio fun for more than a decade (1938 1952). The fast-cracking experts John Kieran, omniscient sports columnist for the New York Times; Franklin Pierce Adams, New York Post columnist; Oscar Levant, composer, pianist, gag-stacked Broadwayfarer were acknowledged by listeners as the most knowing of know-it-alls. Master of Ceremonies Clifton Fadiman was famous for beating the experts to the pun while he picked the questions submitted each week by listeners. Information Please spawned a short-lived series of film shorts (1940-1943), a summer-run television program (1952), at least two card games, and the long-running Information Please Almanac. Documentary on the making of the broadcasts, and background production. Sponsor and Cast contracts are reprinted. Day-by-day information about the 1945 Information Please European Tour. Chapter documenting the history of the 18 RKO Information Please Shorts (1939-1942). Chapter documenting the short-lived 1952 television series. Chapter documenting the radio program's involvement with the Information Please Almanac. A complete episode guide listing each and every radio and television broadcast.

General

Imprint:	Bear Manor Media
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2015
Authors:	Martin Grams
Dimensions:	228 x 160 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-9714570-7-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	0-9714570-7-7
Barcode:	9780971457072

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