Books by David S Siegel

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PART I: INTERVIEWSCHAPTER 1: PARKER FENNELLY "TITUS MOODY" ON THE FRED ALLEN SHOW,WITH WIFE, CATHERINECHAPTER 2: JOAN MERRILLVOCALIST ON THE EDGAR BERGEN PROGRAMCHAPTER 3: WARD BYRON PRODUCER OF MUSICAL PROGRAMSCHAPTER 4: FRANK NELSON & VEOLA VONN FRANK, COMEDIAN ON THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM ANDVEOLA, ACTRESS ON VARIOUS PROGRAMSCHAPTER 5: HILDEGARDE CHANTEUSE, THE RALEIGH ROOMCHAPTER 6: MIRIAM WOLFF ACTRESS ON THE WITCH'S TALE AND LET'S PRETENDCHAPTER 7: DOROTHEA COLE WIDOW OF WRITER AND ACTOR ALONZO DEEN COLECHAPTER 8: ROBERT VAN DEVENTER PANELIST ON TWENTY QUESTIONSCHAPTER 9: MARY SMALL VOCALIST ON LITTLE MISS BAB-O'S SURPRISE PARTYCHAPTER 10: ANNE DEMARCO VOCALIST AND ONE OF FIVE OF THE DEMARCO SISTERSCHAPTER 11: JANET CANTOR GARI DAUGHTER OF EDDIE CANTORCHAPTER 12: PAT HOSLEY ACTRESS ON MANY PROGRAMSCHAPTER 13: SANDRA MICHAEL CREATOR AND WRITER OF AGAINST THE STORMAND LONE JOURNEYCHAPTER 14: PEGGY MOYLAN VOCALIST AND ONE OF THE MOYLAN SISTERS ON THE HORNAND HARDART CHILDREN'S HOURPART II: RESOURCE GUIDE TO THE ORAL HISTORYOF THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIOCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: LIST OF ORAL HISTORIES

All there is to know about the crime fighting hero created by mystery writer George Harmon Coxe -- from his debut in Black Mask, the popular 1930s pulp magazine, to his 10 year stint on radio, his short lived television career plus his exploits in the movies, novels, comic books and a play. Includes the complete very first Casey short story, "Return Engagement," that appeared in Black Mask, synopses of ALL 21 Casey short stories and novelettes, 6 novels, 4 comic books, 2 films and a play, 2 uncirculated radio scripts, a complete Program Log for radio series -- 431 programs, 1943-1950, 1954-1955, a complete Program Log for television series -- 62 programs, 1945, 1951-1952, 31 photographs and illustrations, including cast photographs for radio and television series, and the first-ever literary biography of George Harmon Coxe, twice President of the Mystery Writers of America and recipient of the MWA Grand Master Award in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the mystery genre and the consistently high quality of his work.A comprehensive, first-rate history of the sleuthing shutterbug. Chock full with valuable information. - Blood and Thunder, Fall/Winter, 2006A richly detailed portrait that secures the program's rightful place in radio's history. - Dick Bertel, Host of WTIC's Golden Age of Radio broadcastBoth Coxe and Casey are long gone but their books brings them back, as fresh as ever. - Francis M. Nevins, Noted mystery writer and criticThis is a great book that follows the career of Flashghun Casey for over two decades. - J. David Goldin, The Man Who Saved Radio