Pioneers of primetime [videorecording] / Steven J. Boettcher Productions, Inc. ; produced by Boettcher Productions ; produced and directed by Steve Boettcher ; written by Jack Jones, Jr.

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Publisher number: PIPT601 | PBS Home videoPublication details: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Distribution, [2011]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

9781608835959
1608835952

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Subtitle on container: Vaudeville headliners, radio superstars, television legends

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Edited by Jay Cederholm ; photography, Steve Boettcher ; script coordination, John Hoylman.

Narrated by Harlan Saperstein ; interviews, Red Skelton, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Buddy Ebsen, Milton Berle, Rose Marie, Sid Caesar, Donald O'Connor, Steve Allen ; commentary, Bruce DuMont, Milt Larsen, Sharif Mansur.Summary: A tribute to the icons of early television and an entertaining retrospective on the golden age of television comedy. This program features interviews with the legends of early television blended with a treasure trove of rare television footage. Six years in the making, this program chronicles television comedy's pedigree, from Vaudeville, through radio, to the Golden Age of Television. These legendary entertainers provide a fascinating first hand account of what it was like to launch the new medium of television.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD	Main Library DVD	DVD 384.5532 PIONEERS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		31744003796378

DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; stereo.

Closed-captioned.

Edited by Jay Cederholm ; photography, Steve Boettcher ; script coordination, John Hoylman.

Originally produced in 2005.

Not rated.

A tribute to the icons of early television and an entertaining retrospective on the golden age of television comedy. This program features interviews with the legends of early television blended with a treasure trove of rare television footage. Six years in the making, this program chronicles television comedy's pedigree, from Vaudeville, through radio, to the Golden Age of Television. These legendary entertainers provide a fascinating first hand account of what it was like to launch the new medium of television.

Special feature: Extended interviews with the Pioneers of Primetime (Milton Berle, Steve Allen, Red Skelton, Donald O'Connor, Buddy Ebsen, Rose Marie).