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Oct 12, 2010 · A rich biography of one of the most important cultural figures of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s—maverick television producer and talk show host David Susskind A flamboyant impresario who began his career as an agent, David Susskind helped define a fledgling television industry.
Oct 12, 2010 · --Sullivan County Democrat "Stephen Battaglio's new biography, 'David Susskind: A Televised Life,' makes the case for remembering an impresario who brought a brash exuberance to the rough-and-tumble of ideas and social issues."--The Jewish Daily Forward “As a kid growing up in Nebraska in the sixties, it was David Susskind’s talk show—Mailer!
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- Stephen Battaglio
Oct 12, 2010 · Susskind was an enfant terrible whose life—both on and off the screen—makes fascinating reading. His rough edges, appetite for women, and scorn for the business side of his profession often left his own career hanging by a thread.
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Dec 6, 2011 · Overview. David Susskind was the first TV producer to become a TV star. His freewheeling discussion program Open End, later known as The David Susskind Show, brought the turbulent issues of the 1960s and provocative social trends of the 1970s into the nation's living rooms at a time when television was tame.
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- 12/06/2011
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- St. Martin's Publishing Group
A rich biography of one of the most important cultural figures of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s—maverick television producer and talk show host David Susskind. A flamboyant impresario who began his...
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Oct 15, 2010 · David Susskind was an egotist, a womanizer, an intellectual, a charmer, a producer of high-minded television dramas and a talk-show pioneer. Now he is a giant roar from the past.
David Susskind: A Televised Life. Stephen Battaglio, St. Martin's, $26.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-312-38286-5. Battaglio, TV Guide business editor, expands on an article he wrote about Susskind...
