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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786446803

ISBN-139780786446803

eBay Product ID (ePID)73874774

Product Key Features

Number of Pages300 Pages

Publication NameHistory of Television's the Virginian , 1962-1971

LanguageEnglish

SubjectTelevision / General, General

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorPaul Arnold Green

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingA

Reviews"a magnificent must"-- Western Clippings "essential"-- Free Rein Magazine "wonderfully detailed and nostalgic book...congratulations on this remarkable effort!"--Joel Rogosin, producer of The Virginian., "a magnificent must"- Western Clippings ; "essential"- Free Rein Magazine ; "wonderfully detailed and nostalgic book...congratulations on this remarkable effort!"-Joel Rogosin, producer of The Virginian., "a magnificent must"-- Western Clippings ; "essential"-- Free Rein Magazine ; "wonderfully detailed and nostalgic book...congratulations on this remarkable effort!"--Joel Rogosin, producer of The Virginian.

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.45/72

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Frank Price Preface Introduction 1. Owen Wister 2. Beginnings 3. The Virginian: Season One 4. Early Seasons: Seasons Two and Three 5. Change of Direction: Season Four 6. New Beginnings: Season Five 7. MacDonnell in Charge: Seasons Six to Eight 8. The Men from Shiloh: Season Nine 9. Production and Location 10. Lee J. Cobb: Judge Henry Garth 11. James Drury: The Virginian 12. Doug McClure: Trampas 13. Gary Clarke: Steve Hill 14. Roberta Shore: Betsy Garth 15. Randy Boone: Randy Benton 16. Clu Gulager and Diane Roter: Emmett Ryker and Jennifer Sommers 17. Charles Bickford, Don Quine and Sara Lane: John, Stacey and Elizabeth Grainger 18. John McIntire, David Hartman and Tim Matheson: Clay Grainger, David Sutton and Jim Horn 19. Stewart Granger and Lee Majors: Col. Alan Mackenzie and Roy Tate 20. Familiar Faces: Pippa Scott, L. Q. Jones, John Dehner, Jeanette Nolan and Ross Elliott 21. Frank Price: Executive Producer 22. Producers 23. Writers 24. Directors 25. Directors of Photography 26. Composers 27. Episode Guide 28. Afterthoughts Appendix: The Virginian Memorabilia Bibliography Index

Edition DescriptionAlternate

SynopsisDocuments the creative history of ""The Virginian"", a TV show. This work investigates the original inspirations for the main character and follows the story through various motion picture adaptations. It focus on ""The Virginian""'s transformation into television. It looks at the ways in which the show changed over time., On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the story's series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasons--television's third longest running western. This work accounts for the entire creative history of The Virginian , including the original inspirations and the motion picture adaptations--but the primary focus is its transformation into television and the ways in which the show changed over time. An extensive episode guide includes title, air date, guest star(s), writers, producers, director and a brief synopsis of each of The Virginian 's 249 episodes, along with detailed cast and production credits.

LC Classification NumberPN1992.77.V56 2009