Dale's Tale: The Life and Times of Dale T. Lemonds, an Autobiography
by Lemonds, Dale T.; Marion B. Lemonds (ed); Debra D. Lemonds (design)
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA: Lemon Turtle Hawk Press, 2016. First edition. Softcover. new. Lg. sq. octavo. 150pp. French wraps with photo-illustrated covers. Autobiography by Dale T. Lemonds, who in 1947 floor directed WTMJ-TV's first broadcast. Born in 1918, his stories describe growing up on a farm near the family sod house in Furnas County, Nebraska; life in 1940's California supervising the wing section of the first DC-4 at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica; operating radio for the U.S. Army in Europe during WWII; marriage to Milwaukee native Marion Binzel, family life, retirement, stroke rehab and later years in Rancho Cucamonga, California. In addition to a first-person narrative that recounts the early days of television (1947-1980), there is a descriptive list of 33 shows Lemonds produced and directed at WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, including: The Man Next Door, Rhythm Roundup, Woman's World, Behind the Screens, What's New in the Kitchen, Time Out With Thomas, Kids Klub, Bowling with the Champs and the 1960 presidential-primary broadcast of Meet the Press, on which he assisted NBC's Frank Slingland. Portrays a lifelong passion for music, playing the trombone, photography and making movies, two of which are depicted: a murder mystery and a fishing trip in the San Gabriel Mountains. Sidebars: woodworking; cars; TV advertising; and working with legendary NBC director Harry Coyle on two World Series (1957 & 1958: Milwaukee vs. N.Y. Yankees). Profusely illustrated with photography, film frames, TV-station memo, scripts, sets, balops, hand-drawn floor plan and thumbnail sketches for title card and props. Frontispiece, dedication, table of contents, afterword, acknowledgments, photography credits and index.
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- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42408
- Title
- Dale's Tale: The Life and Times of Dale T. Lemonds, an Autobiography
- Author
- Lemonds, Dale T.; Marion B. Lemonds (ed); Debra D. Lemonds (design)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Lemon Turtle Hawk Press
- Place of Publication
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- local history, memoir, history of television, pioneers Nebraska, GMBA, Greater Milwaukee Bowling Association, directing tv, producing tv, television engineers, baseball, trombone, Milwaukee Circus parade, midwest, Wild Cat Canyon, Brooks Stevens, Erik Die
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