"Ed Sullivan—Ten Years of TV"
Newspaper article
By: John P. Shanley
Date: June 22, 1958
Source: Shanley, John P. "Ed Sullivan—Ten Years of TV." The New York Times, June 22, 1958. sec. 2, 11.
About the Author: John P. Shanley (1950–), popular playwright and screenwriter, grew up in the Bronx where he encountered some of the rough-and-tough types of characters found in his plays. His dramas feature eccentric, working-class characters and explosive dialogue. Moonstruck, Shanley's first produced screenplay, was a surprise hit and won an Academy Award for best original screenplay. Joe versus the Volcano marked Shanley's film directing debut. He also wrote screenplays based on novels and several televisions scripts.
Introduction
The early entertainment and news in America came from the newspapers, which had existed since colonial times. Newspapers boomed in the late 1800s,...
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