Home

WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help Get E-mail Updates Feedback

Search

Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library

Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or

<< Return to Search Results

Cite/Export

Cite/Export

Copy a citation

APA (6th ed.)

Chicago (Author-Date, 15th ed.)

Harvard (18th ed.)

MLA (7th ed.)

Turabian (6th ed.)

Export a citation
Export to RefWorks Export to EndNote Export to EasyBib Cancel
Note: Citations are based on reference standards. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher, classroom teacher, institution or organization should be applied.
Print
E-mail

E-mail

All fields are required.

The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es).

The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es).

You may send this item to up to five recipients.
Enter recipient e-mail address(es): Separate up to five addresses with commas (,)
The name field is required. Please enter your name.
Enter your name: Subject:
The E-mail message field is required. Please enter the message.
E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49874616 Title: The magic window : American television, 1939-1953 Author: James A Von Schilling Publisher: New York : Haworth Press, ©2003. ISBN/ISSN: 0789015056 9780789015051 0789015064 9780789015068 OCLC:49874616

The ReCaptcha terms you entered were incorrect. Please try to match the 2 words shown in the window, or try the audio version.

Cancel
Share
Permalink

Permalink

Copy this URL to link to this page:

Write a review
Rate this item:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5

The magic window : American television, 1939-1953

Preview this item

The magic window : American television, 1939-1953

Author:	James A Von Schilling
Publisher:	New York : Haworth Press, ©2003.
Edition/Format:	Book : English
Summary:	"This book tells the story of how television became popular in the United States following the medium's debut at the 1939 New York World's Fair. You'll learn about the people, events, and performances that were televised - or influenced what was being televised - from 1939 to 1953. In addition to the entertainment and cultural aspects of this newborn medium, The Magic Window also explores the business, politics, and Read more...
Rating:	(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

Borrow / obtain a copy

Find a copy in the library

Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Von Schilling, James A. (James Arthur) Magic window. New York : Haworth Press, c2003 (OCoLC)606930412
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	James A Von Schilling Find more information about:
ISBN:	0789015056 9780789015051 0789015064 9780789015068
OCLC Number:	49874616
Description:	xi, 233 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	The Beginning of Everything -- Television's Debut -- The Jenkins Television System -- RCA Television -- Television's First Season -- Test-marketing in Newburgh -- The FCC's First Report on TV -- The Amber Light -- Hearings in Washington -- A Torch of Hope -- The Future Appears in Newburgh -- The War in Europe -- The 1940 Republican Convention -- A Disappointing Fall -- Debating TV's Future in 1941 -- In a Troubled World -- The 1941 FCC Hearings -- The Beginning of Commercial TV -- The Summer of 1941 -- The Buildup to War -- Wartime Television -- Schenectady's WRGB -- Plans for Postwar TV -- Television As a War Weapon -- The Studios Reopen -- TV's First Censored Program -- The Winds of Postwar -- The Homefront TV War -- The 1944 Conventions -- TV Programs Blossom Again -- Docket No. 6651 -- TV and the End of the War -- Turning the Corner -- The Camera with the Eyes of a Cat -- TV Begins in Washington -- The Louis-Conn Fight -- Hour Glass -- The New Postwar Sets -- The Bikini Bomb Explosion -- Surveying the TV Viewer -- The Emerging Genres -- Drama in Washington -- The First Color Telecasts -- Integration on TV -- The Second Wave of TV Stations -- The "Split" TV Audience -- Television and Women -- Middlebrow Television -- From Boom to Berle -- The 1947 World Series -- Puppet Playhouse -- The Expanding Network -- The "Original Amateur" Network -- "Miss Television of 1948" -- "Mr. Television" -- The 1948 Conventions -- The Cold War on Television -- CBS's Revival -- The Big Freeze -- The 1948 Election.
Responsibility:	James Von Schilling.

Abstract:

"This book tells the story of how television became popular in the United States following the medium's debut at the 1939 New York World's Fair. You'll learn about the people, events, and performances that were televised - or influenced what was being televised - from 1939 to 1953. In addition to the entertainment and cultural aspects of this newborn medium, The Magic Window also explores the business, politics, and technology of early television."--BOOK JACKET.

Reviews

User-contributed reviews

You:	Sign In \| Register \| My WorldCat \| My Lists \| My Watchlist \| My Reviews \| My Tags \| My Saved Searches
WorldCat:	Home \| About \| Help \| Get E-mail Updates \| Feedback \| Search

More like this

Subjects

Similar Items