tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post4221721304155674831..comments2010-06-10T22:47:45.861+01:00Comments on broadcastellan: Brown StudyHarry Heuserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516327808775454066noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-89617273973374993392010-06-10T22:47:45.850+01:002010-06-10T22:47:45.850+01:00That is kind of you, Doug; but I'll try to ord...That is kind of you, Doug; but I'll try to order it at the local bookstore and let them pay the postage.Harry Heuserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516327808775454066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-47309445076051104512010-06-09T19:04:25.418+01:002010-06-09T19:04:25.418+01:00Man, Vargas Llosa wrote that for you, not me. It&...Man, Vargas Llosa wrote that for you, not me. It's very funny and written about a radio scriptwriter so prolific that he starts to get his stories confused. Do yourself the favor. In fact, if I had your address, I'd send you a (translated) copy and refund the time if you don't enjoy it.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-46158037903264039022010-06-09T11:02:10.740+01:002010-06-09T11:02:10.740+01:00Well, Jim, I was not going to enter into a Hi Brow...Well, Jim, I was not going to enter into a Hi Brown/lowbrow debate here; but it seems clear that, while the resourceful Brown enjoyed a challenge, the challenge for him wasn’t an artistic one. Unlike Shaw, who could not cope with the demand for the undemanding that commercial radio made on artists, Brown simply acknowledged that, as he put it in 1934, “[r]adio plays are written for money, not Harry Heuserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516327808775454066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-84060844377875456282010-06-08T12:58:32.275+01:002010-06-08T12:58:32.275+01:00While it was sad to read recently about the death ...While it was sad to read recently about the death of Himan Brown, your posting hints around at something I have always thought of the man. He was indeed efficient, going for the actors who needed little rehearsal, etc. but he was mostly a one-man radio factory. This, to me, will be his legacy and it is unfortunate. He was a goods-seller who really wasn't concerned about quality. His series Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565836203120410773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-14456488696235964772010-06-07T21:24:29.541+01:002010-06-07T21:24:29.541+01:00Oh, but you have—and I haven't . . . yet.Oh, but you have—and I haven't . . . yet.Harry Heuserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516327808775454066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13049534.post-3197043747887350402010-06-07T20:44:47.700+01:002010-06-07T20:44:47.700+01:00I can't believe I've never asked this but ...I can't believe I've never asked this but have you read Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa?Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.com