Live Television: The Golden Age of 1946-1958 in New York

On a single morning during the golden years of live television, 65 million viewers could say, "I saw Mary Martin perform 'Peter Pan' live last night." New York Times critic Jack Gould said, "Surely there must be a trace of fairy dust from coast to coast this morning." This is a story of the people, the plays and the performers of a fascinating era in which over 5,000 dramas were broadcast to the largest audiences in history. All of the major series are covered-Kraft Television Theater, Philco-Goodyear, Studio One, Robert Montgomery Presents, Hallmark Hall of Fame, the U.S. Steel Hour, Playhouse 90, and many others. Original research is enhanced by early sixties interviews with many of the most successful "live" executives, producers and artists, such as Pat Weaver, Hubbell Robinson, Jr., Albert McCleery, Worthington Miner, Rod Serling, and Edmund Rice. Great photographs on a 16 page glossy insert.