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In 1935 the Dupont Company began sponsoring a radio program by means of enhancing the company's image and bringing great events
of American History to an audience of millions. This weekly program gained enough prestige to hire Hollywood and Broadway
actors to play leading and supporting roles.
Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Agnes Moorehead, Errol Flynn, Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, John McIntire,
Richard Widmark, John Lund and Bette Davis were just a few!
The program also employed the services of radio's top-notch writers and directors (and some rising stars) including
Arch Oboler, Erik Barnouw, Arthur Miller, Stephen Vincent Benet, Carl Sandburg, and many others!
This 480-page book documents the entire history of the radio and television series from the program's origin in 1935 to
the reason why the show went off the air in 1957.
$25 + $5 priority mail (USA orders only please. This title not valid for coupons or lifetime special)
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THIS BOOK ALSO INCLUDES:
-- A complete episode guide for each and every radio and relevision broadcast so detailed that one entry includes all
150+ chorus members that sang for a particular Cavalcade Christmas program!
-- Details and plots to stories suggested and proposed but never used on the program, including reprints of fan mail
and story proposals mailed in from faithful listeners.
-- Behind-the-scenes trivia and intriguing bits of information about the broadcasts, many gleaned from memories and interviews
with the cast and crew. Learn how they used a huge pile of twigs to simulate the sound effect of a falling tree on one Oboler-directed
broadcast!
-- Discover historical mistakes and corrections made during the broadcasts, and which ones were caught by observant radio
listeners!
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"This is the kind of book OTR fans wish were available for every radio show or series produced, or, at least, for their
favorites." - Charles Sexton, September 1999 issue of
RRL ON THE AIR
"A radio program which deserves to be better remembered receives a fine tribute in THE HISTORY OF THE CAVALCADE OF
AMERICA by Martin Grams, Jr. This hefty paperback book is and exhaustive tribute to a program which aired from October 1935
through March 1953. Old-time radio collectors, and fans of this series in general, owe Mr. Grams a debt of gratitude for his
dilligence in documenting this important and enjoyable series." - From the radio section of PAST TIMES (issue #35)
"I never cared much for the program, what little I heard of it. After reading THE HISTORY OF THE CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
did I realize how fascinating the program is. I am now seeking out copies of many of the broadcasts to settle my curiosity.
Your book has made me a casual fan of the series and appreciate the hard work that goes into a radio production. If every
book about old-time radio was like yours, I would never be able to walk away from my radio. Your book encourages growth in
the hobby. Congradulations." - Artie Farmer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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