Bette Davis as a madam. Orson Welles hosting
The Twilight Zone. Mae West voicing a cartoon character. Shirley Temple playing a social worker. While Hollywood stars like Lucille Ball, Loretta Young and Donna Reed successfully transitioned to television in its early days, many others tried and failed to become TV regulars. Drawing on contemporary interviews and other sources, this book profiles more than 50 actors - including Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Alan Ladd and Buster Keaton - and their unsuccessful pilots and short-lived series roles.
About the AuthorRichard Irvin is a self-described documentarian of television history. He lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
Book InformationISBN 9781476669168
Author Richard IrvinFormat Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc