{"product_id":"nils-thor-granlund-show-business-entrepreneur-and-americas-first-radio-star-9780786448494","title":"Nils Thor Granlund: Show Business Entrepreneur and America's First Radio Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Larry J. Hoefling\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nils T. Granlund (1882-1957) created the first movie preview, filmed the first commercial, was the first to broadcast a live sports event, and, as a popular radio personality, introduced the Jazz Age to America via his broadcasts from Harlem's Cotton Club. He is also acknowledged as the creator of the modern nightclub, introducing the high-kicking chorus line to the stages of Las Vegas. But though he was among the highest-grossing entertainers of the World War II era--famous enough to star as \"himself\" in several Hollywood films--he died virtually penniless, and today is all but forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work is a comprehensive biography of the man known as NTG, from his herding reindeer in Sweden to shepherding the most beautiful chorus girls on Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46883915858071,"sku":"9780786448494","price":2827.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786448494.webp?v=1770241283","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/nils-thor-granlund-show-business-entrepreneur-and-americas-first-radio-star-9780786448494","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}