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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAs a contract screenwriter in the Hollywood of the 1930s, Hartmann did what he was told, and he was told to do plenty. He wrote features and then started producing his own scripts at Universal, working with no less than John Carradine, Hedy Lamarr, Basil Rathbone and Jane Russell. When it finally became clear to the studio bosses that Hartmann had a comedic gift, he wrote comedies for Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Abbot and Costello, and produced the long-running My Three Sons and Family Affair for television. McCaffrey (English emeritus, U. of North Dakota) also has a gift, and that is for interviewing Hartmann and getting the details on the shows, the politics, and especially on the machinations of the blacklist of the McCarthy era, in which Hartmann had the honor (and the horror) of serving as president of the Writers Guild. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2006 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Foreword Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Introduction—A Recognition of His Talent Chapter 4 1. He Wrote for the Stars but Didn't Want to Direct Them Chapter 5 2. In the Beginning Hartmann Gave Birth to Princess Nita Chapter 6 3. Creative Independence at Universal Chapter 7 4. Don't Let the Fat Lady Sing: The Writers Chapter 8 5. Send in the Clowns Chapter 9 6. Thanks for the Memories: There was Hope Chapter 10 7. Of Songs, Music Men, and Hartmann Chapter 11 8. Bound and Gagged: The Censored and Damned Chapter 12 9. Much ado about Family on TV Chapter 13 10. Rolling the Final Credits Part 14 Appendixes Part 15 Bibliography Part 16 Index
