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Best Television Plays

Gore Vidal

First published 1963
Publisher Ballantine Books
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Catalog ID 550
Pages 250
Price $0.35

  • Stated sixth printing on the copyright page.
  • Anthology of eight television plays that were televised 1953-1955 on general fiction television shows.
  • Cover is a photograph from the televised version of Reginald Rose's play "Thunder on Sycamore Street".
  • Only genre content is listed.
  • Anthology also contains content by Paddy Chayefsky, Rod Serling and J. P. Miller who also have genre content on this site.
  • First Ballantine printing: September 1956.
  • {{LCCN|56-9581}}.
  • States "This is an original collection—not a reprint" on the back cover, although this is the sixth printing.
  • Ballantine Book #550.
  • "Visit to a Small Planet" has also been made into a motion picture.

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Page Title Author(s) Type
221 Visit to a Small Planet Gore Vidal Short Fiction