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Many early radio stars, writers, and producers later migrated to
television, but the crossover left the ""American Radio Archives""
with a treasure trove of television documents. The collected
scripts span more than 40 years of American television history,
from live broadcasts of the 1940s to the late 1980s. They also
cover the entire spectrum of television entertainment programming,
including comedies, soap operas, dramas, crime and westerns. The
archives of this title cover nearly 1,200 programs represented by
over 6,000 individual scripts. It includes an index of actors,
crew, titles and production companies, as well as a glossary of
industry terms and 38 photographs.
Who were the 35 actors that performed with stars Bud Abbott and Lou
Costello in radio's ""The Abbott and Costello Show""? Do scripts
survive for the old Burns and Allen shows or the children's crime
fighter series ""The Green Hornet""? Serious researchers and
curious browsers interested in Golden Age radio will find a wealth
of information in this reference guide to surviving scripts. Most
are from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, though subsequent decades are
included for long-running shows. Crime series, whodunits, romances,
situation comedies, variety shows, soap operas, quiz show series
and others are included. Casual browsers will find tidbits on the
radio careers of notables from other media (Humphrey Bogart, Ginger
Rogers), mention of adaptations by famous authors (Jack London, Ray
Bradbury), curious episode titles (""The Gorilla That Always Said
Yeh-ah"") and series titles (""Whispering Streets""), and
interesting sponsors (Insect-O-Blitz). The first section is an
alphabetical list of significant radio script collections, with
notes on their content and format and information on the collector.
The second section is the guide to series scripts. Entries include
title and basic information, including collection(s) in which they
are found; producers, directors, writers, musicians and regular
cast; sponsors; and holdings by date, episode number and title.
Increasing the book's usefulness for researchers are indexes by
name, program and sponsor.
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