Horror Stars on Radio: The Broadcast Histories of 29 Chilling Hollywood Voices
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.98 (904 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786445254 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fears for Ears This wonderful book offers brief and engaging "mini-bios", followed by extensive listings of the radio and spoken-word efforts of the great old-time horror stars. The actors featured include Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre and many more. Informative and fun (the author drops many puns alon
Each star's appearances are listed by show and air date, with descriptions of the subject matter.. This book chronicles the radio appearances of all prominent classic horror movie stars--Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and two dozen more, including "scream queens" like Fay Wray. It contains script excerpts from radio shows as well as material from narrated albums and music singles
Smith has written 19 books and produced and DJ'd a continuous 24 hour radio broadcast. He has edited three national magazines, appeared on a variety of television programs including "A&E Biography," and written a dozen radio scripts for the series "Comedy College." He lives in New York. . Bronx native Ronald L
About the Author Bronx native Ronald L. Smith has written 19 books and produced and DJ'd a continuous 24 hour radio broadcast. . He has edited three national magazines, appeared on a variety of television programs including "A&E Biography," and written a dozen radio scripts for the series "Comedy College." He lives in New York