Army Archerd

On his name, growing up in New York, his early interests, moving to Los Angeles, and his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II

On his short-lived work in the Paramount mailroom and his first reporting job at Associated Press

On working at Associated Press and his first celebrity nterview (with Barbara Stanwyck)

On moving to the "Herald Express" newspaper in 1947 and a description of how he covered the Hollywood entertainment and nightclub beat

On reporting from the Hollywood studios and gaining the trust of celebrities

On being hired by "Variety" to write a column and his choice to open each one with "Good Morning"

On working at "Variety"

On how television has come to dominate the entertainment industry

On the celebrity game show, The Movie Game

On the details of how he writes his column for "Variety"

On how he approaches his work and how he deals with the people he covers

On some stories he's broken including Rock Hudson's AIDS; and the Liz Taylor, Richard Burton, Eddie Fisher love triangle; Warren Beatty marriage; the death of Audrey Hepburn

On his criticism of Michael Jackson's "History" album; Charlton Heston and the NRA; and Elia Kazan's honorary Oscar

On what he thinks is his most notable story, and on avoiding conflict-of-interest issues

On other entertainment writers from his early career

On celebrity accessibility

On covering the red carpet at the Academy Awards

On his television work at KNXT Los Angeles

On hosting the pilot episode of Entertainment Tonight and his two-years as a correpondent on the show

On what makes a good interview and his acting work on various series through the years

On Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, and Gary Morton

On people he has worked with including: Ingrid Bergman, Milton Berle, Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin, and Richard Crenna

On people he has worked with including: Bing Crosby, John Frankenheimer, Jim Henson, Sheldon Leonard, Jack Lemmon, and Roddy McDowell

On people he has worked with including: Lew Wasserman and Julie Andrews

On people he has worked with including: Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Hepburn

On Merv Griffin

On summing up his career and style, his advice to aspiring journalists, and how he would like to be remembered