Women Pioneers in Television: Biographies of Fifteen Industry Leaders
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Nearly everyone is familiar with Lucille Ball's work on screen, but few realize her influence behind the scenes. Fewer still are aware that Judith Waller developed television's first all-education children's show, "Ding Dong School."Since its beginnings television has been heavily influenced by women, but their contributions are sometimes missing from histories of the medium. In this work, the lives and careers of 15 television broadcasting pioneers (Mildred Freed Alberg, Ball, Gertrude Berg, Peggy Charren, Joan Ganz Cooney, Faye Emerson, Pauline Frederick, Dorothy Fuldheim, Betty Furness, Frieda Hennock, Lucy Jarvis, Ida Lupino, Irna Phillips, Waller, and Betty White) are covered. The focus is on their work in the medium, but there is also discussion of the obstacles they were forced to overcome to reach positions of influence in the industry. Radio and Television Historical Journal of Film Detailed, chronologically presented biographical information about subjects whose lives remain relatively undocumented...quick and useful...clearly presented.
AcknowledgmentsForeword1Introduction3Mildred Freed Alberg9Lucille Ball20Gertrude Berg41Peggy Charren53Joan Ganz Cooney67Faye Emerson81Pauline Frederick93Dorothy Fuldheim105Betty Furness119Frieda Hennock135Lucy Jarvis149Ida Lupino165Irna Phillips181Judith Waller195Betty White207AppOther Notable Women223Bibliography227Index241
