Screen Gems - Hardcover

Perry, Jeb H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810824876 ISBN 13: 9780810824874

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1991

Synopsis

For the first time in a book on television, Screen Gems features a lengthy and detailed corporate history of the studio, which began as an obscure producer of TV commercials. It rapidly evolved into a leader in program packaging, music publishing, audience studies, and TV broadcasting. Also included is a program chronology listing the premiere and cancellation dates of every production. Among the programs chronicled are Route 66, The Naked City, Playhouse 90, Alcoa/Goodyear Theatre, The Monkees, Bewitched, Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show, QB VII, The Last Angry Man, Born Free, Police Story, Brian's Song, and Sadat.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeb H. Perry is the author of Universal Television: The Studio and Its Programs (Scarecrow, 1983), which past Universal V.P. Roy Huggins cited as "exhaustive, interesting, and important," and Variety Obits: An Index to Obituaries in Variety (Scarecrow, 1980).

Review:

Another valuable reference work from Scarecrow....a model of how TV reference books should be. (Film Monthly, (Uk))

...important....I can only express my unbounded admiration for Mr. Perry and his research....Highly recommended. (Classic Images)

...a good reference listing for the television buff. (American Reference Books Annual)

... valuable. (American Cinematographer)

...captivating....a superior reference work... highly recommended. (Coast Book Review)

...a welcome addition...we hope it won't be a decade before Perry tackles another studio. (Communication Booknotes Quarterly)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0810824876
• ISBN 13: 9780810824874
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 385