{"product_id":"9780299250638","title":"How I Escaped from Gilligan's Island: And Other Misadventures of a Hollywood Writer-Producer","description":"\u003cp\u003e    In the early 1950s writers were leaving radio en masse to try their hand at another promising medium—television. William Froug was in the thick of that exodus, a young man full of ideas in a Hollywood bursting with opportunities. In his forty-year career Froug would write and\/or produce many of the shows that America has grown up with. From the drama of \u003ci\u003ePlayhouse 90\u003c\/i\u003e and the mind-bending premises of \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e to the escapist scenarios of \u003ci\u003eAdventures in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGilligan’s Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBewitched\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCharlie’s Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, Froug played a role in shaping his trade. He crossed paths with some of the memorable personalities in the industry, including Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Elizabeth Montgomery, Robert Blake, Rod Serling, Gene Roddenberry, Aaron Spelling, and Sherwood Schwartz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e    Froug reveals a post-WWII America giddy with the success of its newest medium—yet sobered at moments by strikes and union politics, McCarthyism and anti-Semitism. It was a world of hastily written scripts, sudden firings, thwarted creativity, and fickle tastes. And yet, while clearly exasperated with many aspects of Hollywood, Froug was a man utterly in his element, his frustration with the industry ultimately eclipsed by his dedication to his craft.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107905618160,"sku":"9780299250638","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780299250638_p0.jpg?v=1763683377","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780299250638","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}