RADIO DRAMA IN ACTION

by Erik -- Ed. Barnouw ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 8, 1945

A selection of 25 radio scripts which have been outstanding in the field of public service radio...which have brought in stark, dramatic form social awareness to a wide public. Among the contributors are Pearl Buck, Orson Wells, Stephen Vincent Benet, Norman Rosten, Roi Ottley, Langston Hughes, Arch Oboler, and -- foremost man in the field -- Norman Corwin. The issues range from race hatred to the war; China, the Red Army, the Japanese- American, the Boise, TVA, Bretton Woods, the Warsaw Ghetto, etc. making this an internationally grounded and internationally minded anthology. For drama study groups -- and for teachers looking for material to use in assembly, etc.

Pub Date: Nov. 8, 1945

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1945

Categories: NONFICTION