James Wall

On his early life and influences; on moving to New York in 1929

On what traits he inherited from his parents, and on his early interest in the arts; on his decision to become a dancer

On working for his father; on his service during World War II

On going overseas to serve during World War II; on dancing to boost the morale of the troops during World War II

On segregation in the Army during World War II; on the dance team of Phillips & Wall; on getting into radio

On acting on the radio show "Stella Dallas" and various other radio shows; on performing on The Goldbergs

On the first time he saw television; on performing live on The Goldbergs; on performing on WEVD radio

On performing a dance on Sing it Again; on performing on The Jack Carter Show; on acting on Robert Montgomery Presents and other anthology series

On the challenges of appearing on live television; on working for director Norman Felton; on trying out for the role of "Kingfish" on Amos 'N' Andy

On appearing on NBC Opera Theatre; on stage managing "Shuffle Along" on Broadway

On being the first African-American stage manager on Broadway; on initially being turned down by CBS when he applied for a stage manager position at the network; on doing voice-over narration

On becoming stage manager on Captain Kangaroo, and on being hired to play a character on the show; on playing "Mr. Baxter" on Captain Kangaroo; on Bob Keeshan, who played "Captain Kangaroo"

On his character, "Mr. Baxter," on Captain Kangaroo; on his Captain Kangaroo schedule; on working with Captain Kangaroo director Peter Birch

On the feedback to his character, "Mr. Baxter," on Captain Kangaroo; on teaching concepts to children on Captain Kangaroo; on the technical elements of the show

On the basic role of a stage manager for television; on the importance of collaborating with the director as a television stage manager

On how television stage managers are assigned jobs; on how a stage manager is different from an assistant director in television; on stage managing various Broadway shows

On being a stage manager for CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite; on how he heard about the shooting of President Kennedy, while working as a stage manager on Captain Kangaroo

On stage-managing CBS's coverage of President Kennedy's assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral, and the space race; on traveling with Walter Cronkite, while he was covering various presidents; on being on-hand for Walter Cronkite's final broadcast of CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite

On being at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago with Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather; on stage-managing some 60 Minutes telecasts, and on working with Dan Rather; on stage-managing many years of the U.S. Tennis Open

On his greatest professional achievements, and on his medical challenges; on advice to an young television stage manager; on how Vaudeville, nightclubs, and the Army prepared him to be a television stage manager

On the then-current state of news on television; on his lifetime achievement award from the DGA; on various mentors in his career and continuing to work after his official retirement

On b-roll pictures from his career- dancing; at CBS radio in New York; on the set of Studio One with Maureen Stapleton; with Curt Browning on the set of NBC Opera; on the set of The Defender with Ralph Bellamy; with the cast of Captain Kangaroo; on the set of Captain Kangaroo; stage managing Captain Kangaroo; as "Mr. Baxter" on the set of Captain Kangaroo; Captain Kangaroo treasure house set; with Lena Horne; with the other dancers from Jamaica; with Sidney Poitier