Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas: Volume 3

by Jim Cox and Jim Cox

The dictionary section, made up of more than 500 cross-referenced entries, provides brief vignettes of the more popular and also less well-known "soaps," among them Back Stage Wife, Our Gal Sunday, Pepper Young's Family and The Guiding Light. Other entries evoke those who brought these programs to life: the actors, announcers, scriptwriters, networks, and even the sponsors. Nor are the basic themes, the stock characters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081085323X
• ISBN13: 9780810853232
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"