{"product_id":"nils-thor-granlund","title":"Nils Thor Granlund","description":"\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 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32067238166611,"sku":"","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786448494_8b30a54d-6a66-4cb9-b2fb-e88242730d2c.jpg?v=1764506738","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/nils-thor-granlund","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}