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Showing posts with label Frank Lovejoy. Show all posts
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Radio was the minor leagues for television
As you may know, I am doing an incredible amount of research these days. This is no shock but I found that radio was like the minor leagues for television (and sometimes film.)
Most every successful or semi-successful radio show in the 1940's eventually became a television show; many even became major motion pictures.
Most every star on radio made the bump to either tv or films or both. And fill-in players made a heck of a good living in the 1950's-1960's being in all 3 mediums.
I was just writing about Frank Lovejoy. Lovejoy had his own radio series, did lots of tv and made many films. He probably made a tidy little fortune for himself in radio alone.
And bit players did the same thing. For instance, someone like Irene Ryan did a lot of parts on radio, did some bit parts on tv and bingo, gets to star in a television show (and a darn good one, The Beverly Hillbillies) and then became a millionaire - or close to it.
Most every successful or semi-successful radio show in the 1940's eventually became a television show; many even became major motion pictures.
Most every star on radio made the bump to either tv or films or both. And fill-in players made a heck of a good living in the 1950's-1960's being in all 3 mediums.
I was just writing about Frank Lovejoy. Lovejoy had his own radio series, did lots of tv and made many films. He probably made a tidy little fortune for himself in radio alone.
And bit players did the same thing. For instance, someone like Irene Ryan did a lot of parts on radio, did some bit parts on tv and bingo, gets to star in a television show (and a darn good one, The Beverly Hillbillies) and then became a millionaire - or close to it.
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