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Description for Screen Gems
Hardback. Features a lengthy and detailed corporate history of the studio, which began as an obscure producer of TV commercials. It rapidly evolved into a leader in program packaging, music publishing, audience studies, and TV broadcasting. Includes a program chronology listing the premiere and cancellation dates of every production. Num Pages: 385 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: APF; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
For the first time in a book on television, Screen Gems features a lengthy and detailed corporate history of the studio, which began as an obscure producer of TV commercials. It rapidly evolved into a leader in program packaging, music publishing, audience studies, and TV broadcasting. Also included is a program chronology listing the premiere and cancellation dates of every production. Among the programs chronicled are Route 66, The Naked City, Playhouse 90, Alcoa/Goodyear Theatre, The Monkees, Bewitched, Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show, QB VII, The Last Angry Man, Born Free, Police Story, Brian's Song, and Sadat.
For the first time in a book on television, Screen Gems features a lengthy and detailed corporate history of the studio, which began as an obscure producer of TV commercials. It rapidly evolved into a leader in program packaging, music publishing, audience studies, and TV broadcasting. Also included is a program chronology listing the premiere and cancellation dates of every production. Among the programs chronicled are Route 66, The Naked City, Playhouse 90, Alcoa/Goodyear Theatre, The Monkees, Bewitched, Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show, QB VII, The Last Angry Man, Born Free, Police Story, Brian's Song, and Sadat.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
Number of Pages
385
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810824874
SKU
V9780810824874
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jeb H. Perry
Jeb H. Perry is the author of Universal Television: The Studio and Its Programs (Scarecrow, 1983), which past Universal V.P. Roy Huggins cited as "exhaustive, interesting, and important," and Variety Obits: An Index to Obituaries in Variety (Scarecrow, 1980).
Reviews for Screen Gems
Another valuable reference work from Scarecrow....a model of how TV reference books should be.
Film Monthly, (Uk)
...important....I can only express my unbounded admiration for Mr. Perry and his research....Highly recommended.
Classic Images
...a good reference listing for the television buff.
American Reference Books Annual
... valuable.
American Cinematographer
...captivating....a superior reference ... Read more
Film Monthly, (Uk)
...important....I can only express my unbounded admiration for Mr. Perry and his research....Highly recommended.
Classic Images
...a good reference listing for the television buff.
American Reference Books Annual
... valuable.
American Cinematographer
...captivating....a superior reference ... Read more