Creating television : conversations with the people behind 50 years of American TV /
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Mahwah, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum,
2004
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Table of Contents:
- Bringing television creators to life
- Individual creativity in a collaborative medium
- The pioneers : creating the first decade
- Writer-producers : creating breakthrough television
- A different kind of writer
- A different kind of producer
- Two directors
- The actors
- The agents
- A different kind of executive
- Ch. 1 Introduction: Bringing Television Creators to Life
- Ch. 2. Individual Creativity in a Collaborative Medium
- Ch. 3. The Pioneers: Creating the First Decade
- Sid Caesar
- Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf
- Leonard Stern
- Steve Allen
- Fred deCordova
- Agnes Nixon
- David Levy
- Grant Tinker
- Lee Rich
- Carroll Pratt
- Ch. 4. Writer-Producers: Creating Breakthrough Television
- Susan Harris
- Matt Groening
- Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz
- Larry David
- Allan Burns
- Ch. 5. A Different Kind of Writer
- Arla Sorkin Manson
- T. S. Cook
- Jean Rouverol
- Bob Ellison
- Ch. 6. A Different Kind of Producer
- Gary Smith
- Marty Pasetta
- Dave Bell
- Bruce Sallan
- Ch. 7. Two Directors
- Jay Sandrich
- Walter Grauman
- Ch. 8. The Actors
- Ed Asner
- Betty White
- Henry Winkler
- Jason Alexander
- Aida Turturro
- Paul Petersen
- Ch. 9. The Agents
- Jeremy Zimmer
- Bill Haber
- Jay Berstein
- Ray Solley
- Ch. 10. A Different Kind of Executive
- Frank Dawson
- Gerry Laybourne
- Chris Albrecht.