{"product_id":"nils-thor-granlund-9780786448494","title":"Nils Thor Granlund","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Nils T. Granlund (1882-1957) created the first movie preview, filmed the first commercial, was the first to broadcast a live sports event, and, as a popular radio personality, introduced the Jazz Age to America via his broadcasts from Harlem''s Cotton Club. He is also acknowledged as the creator of the modern nightclub, introducing the high-kicking chorus line to the stages of Las Vegas. But though he was among the highest-grossing entertainers of the World War II era--famous enough to star as himself in several Hollywood films--he died virtually penniless, and today is all but forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This work is a comprehensive biography of the man known as NTG, from his herding reindeer in Sweden to shepherding the most beautiful chorus girls on Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456006848855,"sku":"9780786448494","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786448494.jpg?v=1755033409","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nils-thor-granlund-9780786448494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}