MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER DOCUMENTS RISE, FALL OF FEMALE TV PIONEER
September 19, 2007
September 19, 2007
STARKVILLE, Miss., Sept. 19 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news release:
Gertrude Berg lived by her progressive principles, created the precursor to the television sitcom, laid a foundation for women in modern broadcasting, and fought Hollywood's blacklist hysteria a half century ago. Because of the times, she also lost.
Berg's 20th century life is considered among the most historically relevant for broadcast historians, admirers of women's equ . . .
Gertrude Berg lived by her progressive principles, created the precursor to the television sitcom, laid a foundation for women in modern broadcasting, and fought Hollywood's blacklist hysteria a half century ago. Because of the times, she also lost.
Berg's 20th century life is considered among the most historically relevant for broadcast historians, admirers of women's equ . . .