"Many early radio stars, writers, and producers later migrated to television, leaving the American Radio Archives with a treasure trove of television documents. The collected scripts span more than 40 years of American television history, from live broadcasts of the 1940s to the late 1980s. They also cover the entire spectrum of television entertainment programming"--Provided by publisher.
Berard and Englund (librarians and certified archivists, Thousand Oaks Library) have compiled listings for more than 6,000 scripts for almost 1,200 televisions programs from 1946 to 1992, providing researchers and media scholars with a comprehensive reference for both series and specials. Each entry is arranged alphabetically by show name and contains information on each episode including production numbers, script dates, revisions, writers and miscellaneous production notes. Indexes include lists of personal names, production companies and episode names, and a special section is included for awards shows, unsold pilots and mini-series. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Many early radio stars, writers, and producers later migrated to television, but the crossover left the American Radio Archives with a treasure trove of television documents. The collected scripts span more than 40 years of American television history, from live broadcasts of the 1940s to the late 1980s. They also cover the entire spectrum of television entertainment programming, including comedies, soap operas, dramas, crime and westerns. The archives cover nearly 1,200 programs represented by over 6,000 individual scripts. Includes an index of actors, crew, titles and production companies, as well as a glossary of industry terms and 38 photographs.