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100 1 $aArmstrong, Jennifer Keishin,$eauthor.
245 10 $aWhen women invented television :$bthe untold story of the female powerhouses who pioneered the way we watch today /$cJennifer Keishin Armstrong.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,$c[2021]
264 4 $c©2021
300 $axviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
380 $aBook$2tlcgt
385 $aGeneral$2tlctarget
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [279]-322) and index.
520 $aThe best-selling author of Seinfeldia documents the lesser-known story of how four trailblazing women from the radio era, including Irna Phillips, Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott and Betty White, helped establish the foundation of the modern television industry.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Bold claims -- Yoo-hoo, Gertrude Berg! -- Predicament, villainy, and female suffering -- Women's realm -- A holy terror -- One of us -- What are you going to do about your girl? -- Aren't you ashamed? -- A note of sadness -- Dramatic pause -- Black and white and red -- The scourge of 1955 -- The world turns.
520 $aWhen television arrived, few radio moguls were interested in the upstart industry and its tiny production budgets. Four women-- each an independent visionary-- saw an opportunity. Irna Phillips turned real-life tragedy into daytime serials featuring female dominated casts. Gertrude Berg turned her radio show into a Jewish family comedy that spawned a play, a musical, an advice column, a line of house dresses, and other products. Hazel Scott, already a renowned musician, was the first African American to host a national evening variety program. Betty White became a daytime talk show fan favorite and one of the first women to produce, write, and star in her own show. Armstrong shows how their stories chronicle a forgotten chapter in the history of television and popular culture-- until the rise of the House Un-American Activities Committee. -- adapted from jacket
600 10 $aPhillips, Irna,$d1901-1973.
600 10 $aBerg, Gertrude,$d1899-1966.
600 10 $aScott, Hazel.
600 10 $aWhite, Betty,$d1922-
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650 0 $aTelevision and women$xHistory.
650 0 $aWomen in television broadcasting$xHistory.
650 0 $aWomen in television broadcasting$zUnited States$vBiography.
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655 0 $aBiography.
655 7 $aBiographies.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919896
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655 7 $aAnnals and chronicles.$2lcgft
655 7 $aBiographies.$2lcgft
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