Hal Erickson

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Hal Erickson (* 12. January 1950 in Cincinnati , Ohio as Harold Erickson ) is an American author , journalist , film critic and media historian at the daily newspaper The New York Times . He is the author of several works on film , television, and baseball in the United States.

life and work

Harold Erickson was born in 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in acting / directing in the theater department. He also earned a master's degree in theater history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .

After several years as a lecturer, author and actor, including in regional theaters and theaters for children, he began writing articles in 1984. Since then, Erickson has worked primarily as a media historian . From 1994 to 2009 he was senior editor at the All Movie Guide website.

Erickson has written several media books on the history of film and television for the American publisher McFarland, as well as numerous press articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica . He also works as a film critic and biographer for the New York Times .

Hal Erickson now lives in Milwaukee , Wisconsin .

Books

  • 1989: Syndicated Television: the First Forty Years, 1947-1987. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1989, ISBN 0-89950-410-8
  • 1992: Baseball in the Movies: a Comprehensive Reference, 1915-1991. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1992, ISBN 0-89950-657-7
  • 1992: Religious Radio and Television in the United States, 1921-1991: the Programs and Personalities. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1992, ISBN 0-89950-658-5
  • 2002: The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2002, ISBN 0-7864-1272-0
  • 2005: Television Cartoon Shows: an Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. (2 vols.), Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2005, ISBN 0-7864-2099-5
  • 2007: Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007, ISBN 0-7864-3093-1
  • 2009: From Beautiful Downtown Burbank: a Critical History of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, 1968-1973. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2009, ISBN 0-7864-4049-X
  • 2009: Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2009, ISBN 0-7864-3828-2
  • 2012: Military Comedy Films: a Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases since 1918. Jefferson, North Carolina | Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7864-6290-2

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hal Erickson in: The New York Times
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson in: Sid and Marty Krofft: a Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993 , by Hal Erickson, McFarland, 1998, p. Iv
  3. ↑ McFarland & Co. publishers, website ( Memento of the original from December 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mcfarlandbooks.com
personal data
SURNAME Erickson, Hal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Erickson, Harold (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author, critic, journalist, and media historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati , Ohio , USA