Yes, Miss Gibson

The Life and Times of an Australian Radio Legend

Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Cover of the book Yes, Miss Gibson by James Aitchison, Reg James, Vivid Publishing
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Author: James Aitchison, Reg James ISBN: 9781925209228
Publisher: Vivid Publishing Publication: October 20, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: James Aitchison, Reg James
ISBN: 9781925209228
Publisher: Vivid Publishing
Publication: October 20, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English
A nostalgic journey back to the 1930s-1950s when American-born Grace Gibson dominated radio drama in Australia. What emerges is a rare social and media history, and an engaging look into the bustling radio industry of a lost era. Grace Gibson’s life could well have come from the script of one of her own serials. Born in El Paso, her father was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, her mother Mexican. Gibson produced some of Australia’s most-loved radio shows: Dr Paul, Portia Faces Life, Nigh Beat, and Dossier on Dumetrius. Her productions were of such quality they sold globally. Even today, her shows continue to be broadcast in Australia and around the world. The book documents her shows’ impact on post-war audiences; the many bizarre actors who peopled her world; how her company survived the advent of television and became the world’s biggest producer of radio drama second only to the BBC; and finally her lonely death, and how she wrote the guest list for her own funeral.
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A nostalgic journey back to the 1930s-1950s when American-born Grace Gibson dominated radio drama in Australia. What emerges is a rare social and media history, and an engaging look into the bustling radio industry of a lost era. Grace Gibson’s life could well have come from the script of one of her own serials. Born in El Paso, her father was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, her mother Mexican. Gibson produced some of Australia’s most-loved radio shows: Dr Paul, Portia Faces Life, Nigh Beat, and Dossier on Dumetrius. Her productions were of such quality they sold globally. Even today, her shows continue to be broadcast in Australia and around the world. The book documents her shows’ impact on post-war audiences; the many bizarre actors who peopled her world; how her company survived the advent of television and became the world’s biggest producer of radio drama second only to the BBC; and finally her lonely death, and how she wrote the guest list for her own funeral.

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