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050 00 $aPN1991.3.U6$bB59 2002
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100 1 $aBlue, Howard,$d1941-
245 10 $aWords at war :$bWorld War II era radio drama and the postwar broadcasting industry blacklist /$cHoward Blue.
260 $aLanham :$bScarecrow Press,$cc2002.
300 $axiii, 407 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aStudies and documentation in the history of popular entertainment ;$vno. 5
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 387-390) and index.
505 0 $aThe writers -- The actors -- On the eve of World War II: expressing antifascism through allegory -- Corwin and the office of facts and figures -- The office of war information and other government agencies -- Private agencies -- Sponsored radio dramas -- Presenting the U.S. armed forces -- The enemy -- America's allies: the British -- America's allies: the Soviets -- The home front -- Fighting intolerance -- Women -- The war against the Jews -- Looking toward the postwar era -- The war ends -- The postwar era: a change of enemies.
520 1 $a"Words at War describes how seventeen radio dramatists and their actors fought a war of words against fascism abroad and injustice at home. Beginning in the late 1930s, the commercial networks, private agencies, and the government cooperated with radio dramatists to produce plays to alert Americans to the Nazi threat. During World War II, they also used radio to stimulate morale and show how Americans could support the fight against fascism, even if it meant just having a "victory garden."".
520 8 $a"Simultaneously as they worked on the war effort, many radio writers and actors advanced a progressive agenda to fight the enemy within: racism, poverty, and other social ills. When the war ended, many of these people paid for their idealism by suffering blacklisting. Veterans' groups, the FBI, right-wing politicians, and other reactionaries mounted an assault on them to drive them out of their professions. Words at War discusses that partly successful effort and the response of the radio personalities involved.".
520 8 $a"Based largely on his interviews with Norman Corwin, Arthur Miller, Pete Seeger, Arthur Laurents, Art Carney, and dozens of others associated with radio during its Golden Age, author Howard Blue discusses public reaction to these broadcasts and the issue of blacklisting. He recalls the radio shows that shone during this era: commercial drama series such as The Man Behind the Gun, network-sustained shows such as those of Norman Corwin, and government-produced programs such as the Uncle Sam series.".
520 8 $a"Weaving together materials from FBI files and archives around the country, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the National Archives, and a dozen university special collection libraries, this book tells how the nation used a unique broadcast genre in a time of national crisis. A fascinating study of the issues of censorship, scapegoating, and the government's role in disseminating propaganda, it depicts a conflict between art and politics that is as relevant today as ever."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aRadio broadcasting$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aRadio plays, American$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aBlacklisting of entertainers$zUnited States.
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast
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