Juri,
Re Richard's comments below:
> Actually, this is not correct in several ways.
Whitman Publishing
> Company was doing TV series based novels before any
of Deming or
> Prather Dragnet books. For example, there was ANNIE
OAKLEY IN
> DANGER AT DIABLO published in 1955 featuring a photo
of the series
> star (Gail Davis) on the cover. I would expect there
were others
> even earlier.
Another example, from the same year, was a novel based on the
TV sitcom, MR. PEEPERS, credited to the show's star, Wally
Cox. It was published in both harback and trade paper
editions by Simon and Schuster. Unlike the Whitman books,
this one was pitched at adults.
Tie-ins and novelizations weren't as ubiquitous as now,
perhaps, but they were part of the publishing scene almost as
soon as television was. And, as I said, if you count other
kinds of dramatic mediums, even before television.
JIM DOHERTY
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