Publisher's Synopsis
This is a guide to the most important creators of big-time TV over the past 45 years. For dominant performers like Jackie Gleason and Carol Burnett to powerhouse producers like Norman Lear and Stephen Bocho, the book reviews the style, story and impact makers of prime-time TV and their influence on the largest industry of all the mass media. Covering the old-time variety shows and sit-coms, the book's cast of characters includes Milton Berle, Jack Webb and Red Skelton.
