(Download) "Something on My Own": Gertrude Berg and American Broadcasting, 1929-1956 (Television and Popular Culture)
| #1459563 in Books | Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd) | 2007-06-18 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.16 x.97 x6.39l,1.25 | File Name: 081560887X | 293 pages |
||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| The real first lady of television|By GRTSDCA|It is sad how history forgets the icons of the past so easily. Gertrude Berg was the pioneer for women in both radio and in television, she preceded Lucille Ball and much of the Lucy's success can easily be attributed to Mrs. Berg. The author did a marvelous job in researching and providing a detail summary of her career. This bo||A major figure in broadcast history and a key player in Jewish popular culture...Smith more than makes his case for Berg's historical significance. -- The Journal of American History
An engrossing narrative of a woman who became hugely popul
In 1929 "The Goldbergs" debuted on the air, introducing Gertrude Berg -- and her radio alter ego, Bronx housewife Molly Goldberg - to the nation. The show would become one of the most beloved and enduring sitcoms of Golden Age radio, and early TV. At the helm was Berg who, as creator, star, writer, and producer, became a force to be reckoned with. This multi-faceted biography provides a penetrating look at how Gertrude Berg carved a special place for herself in the anna...
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