Research Catalog

Title

Hans Conried : a biography, with a filmography and a listing of radio, television, stage, and voice work / by Suzanne Gargiulo.

Author

Gargiulo, Suzanne, 1961-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2002.

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Details

Description

viii, 230 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

• "Hans Conried was once described by the well-known Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper as "a high strung, droll fellow, plagued by a multitude of talents." Conried was indeed a talented and versatile actor, but his versatility made it difficult for him to find his niche as an actor."
• "Hans Conried gets the recognition he deserves in this work. Part One covers his birth in 1917 and his early years, the launch of his career as a radio actor, his move to motion pictures, his marriage, and his military service in World War II. Part Two deals with the decline of radio and his first television performances, and his involvement with such productions as The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, The Twonky, Peter Pan, Can-Can, and numerous others. Part Three details his work with Jack Paar (Conried became a semi-regular "television personality" on the early Tonight Show), his summer stock theater work, his various guest spots, and cartoon voice work. Part Four discusses Conried's final years through his death in 1982"--Jacket.

Subjects

• Actors
• Conried, Hans
• Biographies
• Biography
• United States
• Actors > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

• Biography
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
• Includes filmography.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Leonard Maltin -- Introduction -- I. Radio and Motion Pictures -- 1. The Early Years -- 2. A New Life as a Radio Actor Begins -- 3. Motion Pictures, Marriage, and More Radio -- 4. The Army Years -- II. The Death of Radio -- 5. Sergeant Conried Returns -- 6. Peter Pan, The Twonky, and Dr. T -- 7. Can-Can and the Brink of Oblivion -- III. Jack Paar and the Call of the Road -- 8. A "TV Personality" Is Born -- 9. The Road Show Begins -- 10. The Business of TV Guest Spots and Jay Ward -- IV. The Final Years -- 11. "One with the Gypsies, the Charlatans, the Rogues, the Vagabonds" -- 12. Winding Down: The End -- V. Appendices -- A. Radio Log -- B. Filmography -- C. Television Log -- D. Stage Work -- E. Voice Work -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN

• 0786413387
• 9780786413386
• 3387078641
• 9783387078640

LCCN

2002006895

OCLC

• ocm49719083
• 49719083
• SCSB-1265146

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library