Horror Stars on Radio

Bronx native Ronald L. Smith has written 19 books and produced and DJ’d a continuous 24 hour radio broadcast. He has edited three national magazines, appeared on a variety of television programs including “A&E Biography,” and written a dozen radio scripts for the series “Comedy College.” He lives in New York.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      1. Boris Karloff      2. The Wolfmen: Henry Hull and Lon Chaney, Jr.      3. Bela Lugosi      4. Vincent Price      5. The Horror Hams: Laird Cregar, John Carradine and Basil Rathbone      6. Professors of Pain: Lionel Atwill, George Zucco and Henry Daniell      7. Peter Lorre      8. Two-Shot Wonders: Claude Rains and Charles Laughton      9. Strange Ladies: Elsa Lanchester, Una O’Connor and Maria Ouspenskaya      10. Sinister Women: Gale Sondergaard and Agnes Moorehead      11. Scream Queens: Helen Chandler, Julie Bishop, Ann Doran, Louise Allbritton, Hillary Brooke, Evelyn Ankers, Jane Adams, Gloria Stuart, Elena Verdugo and Fay Wray      12. Radio’s Own Horror Stars      Bibliography      Index

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