Harold "Hal" Erickson (born 1950) is an American media historian who was a senior editor at

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for 15 years starting in 1994 when it was known as "All Movies".

Biography

He received a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

in acting and directing from the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a Public university, public Urban university, urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropo ...

and a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

in theater history at the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC–Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina) is a public university, public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolli ...

. He has also written several books relating to the history of movies and television as well as many media articles for ''

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''. He lives in

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Books

* * Two volumes. *''Military Comedy Films: a Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases since 1918'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. Publishers, 2012, *''The Baseball Filmography, 1915 through 2001'', Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2002, *''Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series About Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2009, *''"From Beautiful Downtown Burbank": a Critical History of

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (often simply referred to as ''Laugh-In'') is an American sketch comedy television program that ran for six seasons from January 22, 1968, to July 23, 1973, on the NBC television network. The show, hosted by comed ...

, 1968-1973'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009, *''Sid and Marty Krofft: a Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children’s Television, 1969-1993'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007, *''Religious Radio and Television in the United States, 1921-1991: the Programs and Personalities'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1992, *''Baseball in the Movies: a Comprehensive Reference, 1915-1991'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1992, *''Syndicated Television: the First Forty Years, 1947-1987'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1989,

References

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