Horror stars on radio
Subtitle: the broadcast histories of 29 chilling Hollywood voices
By: Ronald L. Smith.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786445257
Subjects: Horror radio programs -- United States -- History; Radio actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "This book chronicles the radio appearances of horror genre stars, including Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and more, including "Scream Queens" like Fay Wray. It contains script excerpts from radio shows as well as narrated albums and music singles. Each star's appearances are listed by show and air date, with descriptions of the subject matter"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Boris Karloff; title: The Wolfmen : Henry Hull and Lon Chaney Jr.; title: Bela Lugosi; title: Vincent Price; title: Horror hams : Laird Cregar, John Carradine and Basil Rathbone; title: Professors of pain : Lionel Atwill, Henry Daniell and George Zucco; title: Peter Lorre; title: Two-shot wonders : Claude Rains and Charles Laughton; title: Strange ladies : Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor and Maria Ouspenskaya; title: Sinister women : Gale Sondergaard and Agnes Moorehead; title: Scream queens : Helen Chandler, Julie Bishop, Ann Doran, Louise Allbritton, Hillary Brooke, Evelyn Ankers, Jane Adams; title: Gloria Stuart, Elena Verdugo and Fay Wray; title: Radio's own horror stars.