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The Entertainment Industry (Hardcover)
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The Entertainment Industry (Hardcover)
Series: Emerging Industries in the United States
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It's hard to imagine a day passing without most Americans enjoying
some form of entertainment, whether it's going to a football game,
watching television at home, or listening to the radio on the way
to work. At the start of the 20th century, however, the only form
of entertainment was live theater. With the advent of radio,
television, and ultimately the internet, entertainment could be
found in our homes, quite literally at our fingertips. As American
society changed and the economy grew over the 20th century, the
entertainment industry evolved from vaudeville theater to big
screen movies to DVDs playing in the living room. This book focuses
on popular American entertainment that both appeals to and is
accessible to the masses. Six forms of entertainment are covered:
vaudeville, recorded sound, radio, movies, television, and
spectator sports. Some forms of entertainment have changed
considerably throughout the years, while others have disappeared
all together as technology allowed new ones to take their place,
but the desire of people to be entertained has not waned. Concepts,
organizations, and individuals such as the jukebox, the Screen
Actors Guild, Ted Turner, satellite television, free agents,
Charlie Chaplin, made-for-TV movies, iPod, Superbowl commercials,
vaudeville circuits, Columbia, FCC, Hollywood, Title IX, Amos and
Andy, MTV, and the Palace Theater, among many others, are
discussed. Ideal for students and general readers interested in the
development and history of one of the largest and most lucrative
industries today. Biographies of notable individuals in the
entertainment industry and suggestions for further reading are
included.
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