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The POP TWENTY adventure continues with installment #2, another in this new series of books devoted to 20th Century popular culture. Michael (Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror) Mallory has written: "POP TWENTY is a true blast to the past . . . a real throwback to the 1960s and 1970s, when film journalism itself launched its own Golden Age . . . [the authors] have done their research to the nth degree, they love their subjects, and they know what they're talking about . . . each of the articles presents meticulously researched information that hasn't been seen anywhere else." Exploring our shared memories of classic movies, early TV, old time radio, and popular music, POP TWENTY #2 is richly illustrated with over 170 rare, often never-before-published, photos that bring the stories to life. POP TWENTY #2 offers pieces about the golden age of television as remembered in a newly unearthed 1970s interview with Steve Allen; an overview by "British Invader" Ian Whitcomb of Tin Pan Alley during the Great War and how propaganda, patriotism, and pianos made for such a lovely war; the forgotten story of would-be movie mogul Thomas C. Regan--whose lost silent movie studio still stands built even though it never completed or released a single film; and Dorothy Lee's memories of working with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. Also on hand is an in-depth look at NBC's first leap into the future with their inaugural 1936 television broadcast; a look at how publicity helped Paramount profit from The Ten Commandments, and chapter one of The Adventures of Francis Ford and Grace Cunard, creators of Universal' first movie serial! You've got a ticket to ride the nostalgia train with POP TWENTY # 2. All aboard!