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The first book on a classic radio show, including: * A history of this fascinating musical program, revealing why the show was referred to as "Hour" when the series was broadcast on a 30-minute time...

On March 3, 1969, audiences were captivated by the television "COLOR" broadcast of an intelligent, erotic, stunning motion picture, from Universal MCA and NBC TV. Doctor David Sorell, Psychiatrist,...

THE RAVEN - By Eunice Sudak- Volume 3 in Philip J. Riley's Nightmare Series THE MASTER - EDGAR ALLAN POE Who was the raven? What was his diabolical errand? Could anyone ignore the warning from beyond...

"People who like films and stars of that era, from the 1920s on through the 1950s, I think, would like to have such a personally-written account of some of the highlights of an actress's life. Most...

The hook is simple: everyone knows that the character of Dracula was based on Vlad "the Impaler" Tepes. The trouble is, he never died. Hollywood, Random House, the Lugosi estate, Francis Ford...

When "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" became box office hits for Universal, Carl Laemmle Junior immediately ordered that sequels be written for both films. Scripts were prepared but Junior's choice of...

First U.S. Printing ". . . and as the Baron Frankenstein has been adjudged responsible for the actions of the monster which he created . . . you are charged to carry out sentence of death by...

THE RONALD REAGAN MURDER CASE is a 60,000-word comedy mystery novel, set in Hollywood in January 1945, which introduces George Tirebiter, then a 25 year-old radio star, in his first "celebrity...

The jungle is wild and tropical - and a deadly hush of anticipation hangs in the humid air. A man eludes pursuit in the murky water of a swamp pool. His scant clothing ripped and torn, he is...

JAN WAHL grew up in North-West Ohio where as a child he played piano on a radio program called The Kiddies Karnival. Next came the creation of traveling magic and puppet shows and shadowplays. Once...

The Shadow: The History and Mystery of the Radio Program, 1930-1954 (hardback)Author: Martin Grams Jr.Publisher: BearManor MediaPublication Date: Dec 23, 2011Number of Pages: 856 pagesBinding:...

Agnes Ayres had been in films since 1914, starting out with the Essanay Company in Chicago. After years of being in one and two reelers at Vitagraph, Agnes caught the eye of produce Jesse L. Lasky,...

Agnes Ayres had been in films since 1914, starting out with the Essanay Company in Chicago. After years of being in one and two reelers at Vitagraph, Agnes caught the eye of produce Jesse L. Lasky,...

Test your knowledge this time on ALL entertainment! Stage, screen, radio, music! Can you match wits with the Master of Trivia, and win?Author: Mel SimonsPublisher: BearManor MediaPublication Date:...

WILLIAM SCHOELL is the author of many books on pop culture, film and the performing arts, as well as biographies. His film and pop culture books include Comic Book Heroes of the Screen; The Nightmare...

"There are questions in this book about my movies even I couldn't answer! A nice, well-researched quiz book written with obvious affection for its subject." -Mick Garris, director, The Stand "You...

"There are questions in this book about my movies even I couldn't answer! A nice, well-researched quiz book written with obvious affection for its subject." -Mick Garris, director, The Stand "You...

Ah, yes! It is almost here! The story of everyone's favorite mustache, Jerry Colonna, coming from the bulging eyes of his son, Bob. Teeming with personal, unpublished photos from this wacky author's...

Twenty Questions was one of the first weekly panel quiz shows on the radio. It was a "panel of experts" show, based on the old animal, vegetable, mineral parlor game. Listeners sent in subjects -...

Paul Rhymer's creation of VIC AND SADE began on radio in 1932 as a two-character play featuring Art Van Harvey and Bernadine Flynn. Bill Idelson was eventually added to the cast, as nine-year-old...

Philip Rapp will remain immortal through his catty creation, The Bickersons, an insanely funny radio vignette that later emerged on TV and stage, and which influenced a generation of...

Kansas City's KMBC was home to many country and western artists during radio's golden age but few could match the popularity and longevity of the Texas Rangers. Debuting in 1932, the Texas Rangers...

This is the hardback version. Kansas City's KMBC was home to many country and western artists during radio's golden age but few could match the popularity and longevity of the Texas Rangers. Debuting...

This is the HARDBACK version. The Thin Man films are one of the most highly regarded and successful series of films from Hollywood's classic era. This book looks at the people who populated the...

''And they are reading sociological significance into my performances . . . I was a brave, independent woman in the forest, frisking around . . . Of course, I was blithely unaware that I was a social...

This is the HARDBACK version. "And they are reading sociological significance into my performances . . . I was a brave, independent woman in the forest, frisking around . . . Of course, I was...

The Time Tunnel was by no means a superb product of Friday night entertainment. If the plot holes were not as large as the tunnel itself, viewers noticed the same props from Allen's other television...

In the 1960's, the US Government was experimenting with something called a Cybernetic Organism - or Cyborg. A human individual, a man, who by replacing some of his organs, and substituting and adding...

They were enemies who fought on the same side. Rance McWinston is a bestselling mystery writer who travels to war-torn Afghanistan to find a new subject to write about. Leonid Bychkov is an...

They were enemies who fought on the same side. Rance McWinston is a bestselling mystery writer who travels to war-torn Afghanistan to find a new subject to write about. Leonid Bychkov is an...