Actors, comedians, singers, announcers, and various other artists-over 950 of them- are covered here. For each, there is a listing of their radio programs, birth and death dates (where appropriate), and a biography that focuses on their work in radio. Heavily illustrated.
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"a most welcome reference" -- Classic Images
"adds depth and breadth to the corpus of radio biography" -- Rettig on Reference
"appealing...DeLong's writing makes this work all the more important and memorable to the reader...invaluable" -- ARBA
"essential" -- Past Times
"recommended" -- Choice
"adds depth and breadth to the corpus of radio biography" -- Rettig on Reference
"appealing...DeLong's writing makes this work all the more important and memorable to the reader...invaluable" -- ARBA
"essential" -- Past Times
"recommended" -- Choice
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Chairman of the Westport School of Music in Connecticut, Thomas A. DeLong has written extensively on radio and television.
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This review is from: Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960 (Hardcover)
This is a book many old-time radio enthusiasts have been looking for: a book that covers the stars of old-time radio, gives their biographies and their radio credits! From what I've seen, this is the most detailed and accurate book there is. Having said that, I must point out that there are a few problems with the book. I wish the information was better documented for one thing. For another, sometimes the years of birth the author gives for the stars makes me wonder, "Where did he find that?" For example, almost all books on Abbott and Costello state that Bud was born in 1895 and Lou in 1906. However, this book puts their years of birth in 1900 and 1908 respectively. There are many other dates in the book that cause me to wonder, "Where did he come up with that?" With that nit-picking out of the way, I must close by saying that overall it's a great reference guide to old-time radio. There should be more books that are this well written.
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