The Forgotten Network: Dumont and the Birth of American Television
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During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the name DuMont was synonymous with the new medium of television. Many people first watched TV on DuMont-brand sets, the best receivers money could buy. More viewers enjoyed their first programs on the DuMont network, which was established in 1946. Network founder Allen B. Du Mont became a folk hero for his entrepreneurial spirit in bringing television to the American people. Yet, by 1955, the DuMont network was out of business and its founder and namesake was forced to relinquish control of the company he had spent a quarter century building.
The heart of David Weinstein's book examines DuMont's programs and personalities, including Dennis James, Captain Video, Morey Amsterdam, Jackie Gleason and The Honeymooners, Ernie Kovacs, and Rocky King, Detective. Weinstein uses rare kinescopes, archival photographs, exclusive interviews, trade journal articles, and corporate documents to tell the story of a "forgotten network" that helped invent the very business of network television.
An original and important contribution to the history of television, The Forgotten Network provides a glimpse into the dawn of broadcasting and the growth of our most ubiquitous cultural medium.
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A history of "the forgotten network," as seen through its own programs and personalities
The Forgotten Network: Dumont and the Birth of American Television
The Forgotten Network: Dumont and the Birth of American Television,David Weinstein,Temple University Press,1592132456,(Allen Balcom),,1901-1965,Du Mont Television Network,Du Mont, Allen B.,DuMont Television Network,DuMont, Allen B,General,History,History: American,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Radio - History & Criticism,Television - History & Criticism,United States - General
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