Bob Markell

Set Designer / Producer / Executive

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About this interview

In his five-hour interview, Bob Markell (1924-2020) discusses his early work designing sets for landmark shows Danger, Studio One, and Playhouse 90. He describes winning the first Emmy awarded for Art Direction, in 1954, for You Are There and details how he became an Emmy-winning producer on shows including The Defenders and Bicentennial Minutes. Markell discusses his work on the show Stage 67 and his involvement with the Emmy-winning shorts show, The Bicentennial Minutes. He recalls developing and producing the miniseries The Dane Curse, The Tenth Level, and movie-of-the-week Twenty Shades of Pink. He recounts becoming vice president of creative affairs at CBS and being promoted to vice president of miniseries at CBS and shares what he's been up to since leaving the television business. Sunny Parich conducted the interview on April 18, 1998 in Shelter Island, NY.

All views expressed by interviewees are theirs alone and not necessarily those of the Television Academy.

"We were free to do anything we wanted, to say anything we wanted. And we weren't afraid of being fired or anything like that. We kind of knew our limits so we weren't that extravagant. The Golden Age of Television was an age where everybody was learning. There were no experts, so there was nobody to tell us what to do."

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Highlights

Bob Markell on mishaps while filming live TV

02:38

Bob Markell on memories of designing for The Seven Lively Arts

01:31

Bob Markell on the biggest challenges of doing art direction on live TV shows

03:38

Bob Markell on design techniques for You Are There

03:57

Bob Markell on dealing with sensitive issues such as abortion, women's rights, alcoholism and The Korean War on The Defenders

01:45

Bob Markell on how the Blacklist affected You Are There and the whole TV industry

04:23

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Chapter 1

On his childhood and early influences; on studying civil engineering in college; on designing aircraft for Grumman Aircraft during the war; on moving to New York to pursue architecture; on working as an assistant set designer for the American National Theater at summer stock

On joining the scenic designers union on working at summer stock theater in Rhode Island; on working with Jackie Gleason; on applying to work as a designer at CBS; on working at New Stages, Off-Broadway; on being hired by CBS

Chapter 2

On working as a set designer at CBS; on working on the show Suspense with Bob Stevens; on the role of a designer on a television show; on the challenges of working in television versus the stage; on sets he designed for specific shows; on how designers were hired on a show; on working on Danger

On his relationship with directors on live television; on set design on Danger and Studio One; on working with directors Sidney Lumet and John Frankenheimer; on working with writers on live anthology dramas; on mishaps while filming live TV

Chapter 3

On the challenges of working in production facilities at Grand Central Station and around New York City; on working on You Are There and the premise of the show; on the production process for You Are There; on design techniques he used on You Are There; on his Emmy win in 1954 for "art direction of a live show" for You Are There

On working with Walter Cronkite on You Are There; on the budget for the show; on how the Blacklist affected the show; on the quality of the writing on You Are There; on designing sets for the live commercials that aired with You Are There and Danger

Chapter 4

On the dynamic of working in live TV; on sets he designed; on the set design process from sketch to built set; on the biggest challenges of doing art direction on live TV shows such as You Are There; on doing You Are There on film; on working on Studio One; on working on various TV specials; on working on Together with Music with Noel Coward

On working with the CBS color system and working on Studio One and other shows such as Together With Music, in color; on working with the cast and crew of Studio One; on working on The Defenders

Chapter 5

On working on The Defenders and doing a two-part show; on working with the crew of The Defenders; on memorable episodes of Studio One; on working on Playhouse 90 as a producer; on working on The Seven Lively Arts; on working on a jazz show; on the transition from "live" TV to the use of tape

On working onr Play of the Week; on working on The Big Party on CBS; on working on the movie Twelve Angry Men; on becoming an Associate Producer on Playhouse 90; on working on several teleplays including The Cruel Day, The Sound of Trumpets and Tomorrow; on working on The Defenders

Chapter 6

On working on The Defenders; on dealing with sensitive issues on the show and the audience's response; on the differences between The Defenders and Perry Mason; on the self-contained style of The Defenders; on becoming a producer on The Defenders

On working around the Hollywood Blacklist; on the production schedule for The Defenders; on the impact of post production; on the legacy of The Defenders; on why the show ended; on working on Stage 67

Chapter 7

On working on Stage 67; on working with tape for filming shows; on working on the pilot for The Hawk

On working on N.Y.P.D.; on the production schedule for N.Y.P.D.; on working with the actors, writers and directors on N.Y.P.D.; on the effects of syndication on producing N.Y.P.D.; on why N.Y.P.D. ended production

On working on Ceremony Of Innocence at PBS; on working on the TV movie, Doctor Cook's Garden for ABC; on producing two movies of the week for CBS: Murder Once Removed and This Tattered Web

Chapter 8

On TV movies and freelance projects he produced for CBS; on being hired as an executive producer at CBS; on his involvement with the Emmy winning shorts show, The Bicentennial Minutes; on developing and producing the miniseries, The Dane Curse and other miniseries he developed; on being promoted to Vice President of Creative Affairs at CBS and projects he developed

On being promoted to Vice President of Miniseries at CBS; on miniseries he produced under his new title; on his move to independent producing for CBS; on miniseries he produced for the Vista Organization and NBC; on his current work as an artist; on the highlights of his career; on what represents quality television programming

Chapter 9

On the role that ratings have played in television; on the impact of ratings and marketing on the quality of television; on how he would like to be remembered; on what represents the Golden Age of Television; on on the impact of live TV

On impressions of people he's worked with in the television industry; on narrated B-roll footage of production photos from throughout his career

Shows

Bicentennial Minutes

Bob Markell on his involvement with The Bicentennial Minutes

03:09

Charlie Wild, Private Detective

Bob Markell on set design work for Charlie Wild, Private Detective

01:55

Danger

Bob Markell on set design work for the anthology Danger

01:55

Bob Markell on set design work for the anthology drama Danger

02:13

Bob Markell on set design work for the anthology Danger

00:04

Bob Markell on working on Danger

03:00

Bob Markell on B-roll footage of production photos of the show Danger

00:20

Bob Markell on B-roll footage of production photos of the show Danger

00:42

Defenders, The

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

00:17

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

04:31

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

04:44

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

25:34

Bob Markell on the Emmy winning episode of The Defenders, "The Madman"

01:27

Bob Markell on David Carp's episode of The Defenders "The Seven-Hundred Year Old Gang"

00:37

Bob Markell on working with Robert Stevens on The Defenders

00:42

Ed Sullivan Show, The aka Toast of the Town

Bob Markell on B-roll footage of production photos of The Ed Sullivan Show

00:56

N.Y.P.D.

Bob Markell on working on N.Y.P.D.

13:22

Bob Markell on working with David Susskind on N.Y.P.D.

00:55

Nurses, The

Bob Markell on The Nurses

00:19

Perry Mason

Bob Markell on the differences between The Defenders and Perry Mason

01:34

Play of the Week

Bob Markell on working on "The Iceman Cometh" for The Play of the Week

00:33

Playhouse 90

Bob Markell on working on Playhouse 90

02:19

Bob Markell on working on Playhouse 90

03:41

Seven Lively Arts, The

Bob Markell on working on The Seven Lively Arts

02:31

Bob Markell on working on The Seven Lively Arts: "The Changing Ways of Love" written by S. J. Pearlman

02:31

Bob Markell on working on The Seven Lively Arts: a series of Ernest Hemingway stories

02:31

Bob Markell on working on The Seven Lively Arts: The Nutcracker Ballet with George Balanchine

01:31

Studio One

Bob Markell on set design work for the anthology Studio One

01:16

Bob Markell on working on Studio One

01:06

Bob Markell on working on Studio One and other shows in color

00:50

Bob Markell on working on Studio One

02:24

Bob Markell on working on Studio One on specific episodes: "Henry James," "Hamlet," "Out of Towners," 'Walk Down the Hill," and episodes on the classics

03:10

Bob Markell on working with Worthington Minor on Studio One

00:26

Suspense

Bob Markell on working on Suspense

01:11

Bob Markell on working on Suspense

01:55

You Are There

Bob Markell on working on You Are There

19:48

Bob Markell on working on You Are There

14:21

Bob Markell on working with Hubbell Robinson on You Are There

01:57

Bob Markell on B-roll footage of production photos of the show You Are There

02:23

Topics

Emmy Awards

Bob Markell on breaking a design rule that won him an Emmy award in 1954 for art direction of a live show

02:22

Bob Markell on the Emmy-winning episode of The Defenders, "The Madman"

01:27

Bob Markell on The Defenders winning further Emmys

01:45

Bob Markell on the Emmy-winning Bicentennial Minutes

03:09

Hollywood Blacklist

Bob Markell on how the Blacklist affected the cast and crew of You Are There

04:23

Bob Markell on an episode of The Defenders that dealt with the Blacklist

04:35

Memorable Moments on Television

Bob Markell on an extraordinary scene for Stage 67, now saved in the Academy archives

01:28

TV Theme Songs

Bob Markell on the improvised music cues for the opening of the show Danger

00:34

TV's Golden Age (1940s & '50s)

Bob Markell on what represents the Golden Age of Television

01:21

Technological Innovation

Bob Markell on working with color on television

06:09

Bob Markell on the transition from "live" TV to the use of recorded tape

01:03

Television Industry

Bob Markell on challenges of working in television versus the stage

01:16

Underrepresented Voices

Bob Markell on the pressure on Robert Hooks in the 1960's while working on N.Y.P.D.

01:24

Professions

Set Designer

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Bob Markell on working in Summer Stock as a set designer

02:09

Bob Markell on the role of a designer on a television show

02:39

Bob Markell on design techniques for You Are There

04:30

Bob Markell on working with color on television

06:09

Genres

Classic Anthology Series

Bob Markell on working on You Are There

19:48

Bob Markell on working on Studio One

13:25

Bob Markell on working on You Are There

14:21

Bob Markell on working on Studio One

03:10

Bob Markell on working on Playhouse 90

02:19

Bob Markell on working on The Seven Lively Arts

02:31

Bob Markell on working on Stage 67

03:25

Bob Markell on working on Stage 67

02:43

Bob Markell on his involvement with The Bicentennial Minutes

03:09

Cop/Detective/Mystery Series

Bob Markell on working on the show Danger

02:26

Bob Markell on working on Danger

03:00

Bob Markell on the comparison between Perry Mason and The Defenders

01:34

Bob Markell on working on the pilot for Hawk

03:34

Bob Markell on working on N.Y.P.D.

13:22

Legal Dramas

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

04:31

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders

25:34

TV Movies/Miniseries/Dramatic Specials

Bob Markell on working on Ceremony Of Innocence at PBS

01:09

Bob Markell on working on TV movie, Doctor Cook's Garden for ABC

05:21

Bob Markell on producing two movies of the week for CBS: Murder Once Removed and This Tattered Web

00:37

Bob Maerkell on the movie of the week, Twenty Shades of Pink

00:18

Bob Markell on The Tenth Level

02:25

Bob Markell on You Can't Go Home Again

00:28

Bob Markell on the miniseries, The Dane Curse

02:04

Bob Markell on the miniseries If Tomorrow Comes

00:35

People

Abraham Polonsky

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Bob Markell on how the Blacklist affected the writers, Walter Bernstein, Abe Polonsky and Arnold Manoff on You Are There

04:23

Al Pacino

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Bob Markell on working with Daniel Melnick, David Susskind, Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, James Broderick, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander on N.Y.P.D.

09:45

Alex March

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Bob Markell on working with directors, David Pressman and Alex March on N.Y.P.D.

01:17

Arnold Manoff

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Bob Markell on how the Blacklist affected the writers, Walter Bernstein, Abe Polonsky and Arnold Manoff on You Are There

04:23

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Arnold Manoff

04:11

Arthur Penn

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Bob Markell on working with Arthur Penn

01:24

Bob Markell on working with Arthur Penn

00:34

Billie Holiday

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Bob Markell on working with Billie Holiday on The Seven Lively Arts

02:01

Bing Crosby

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Bob Markell on working with Bing Crosby, Doug Kramer, Ted Post, Blythe Danner and Frank Converse on the TV movie, Doctor Cook's Garden

05:21

Blythe Danner

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Bob Markell on working with Bing Crosby, Doug Kramer, Ted Post, Blythe Danner and Frank Converse on the TV movie, Doctor Cook's Garden

05:21

Burt Reynolds

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Bob Markell on working with Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman, Sam Wanamaker, Hubbell Robinson and Veronica Valante on the pilot for The Hawk

03:34

Buzz Kulik

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Bob Markell on directors' use of recorded tape

00:59

Charles Collingwood

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Bob Markell on working with Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Robert Trout and Charles Collingwood on You Are There

00:41

Charles S. Dubin

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Bob Markell on working with Charles Dubin on Movies of the Week

01:14

Chuck Fries

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Bob Markell on working with Charles Fries

01:01

Cliff Robertson

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Bob Markell on working with Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill on Stage 67

01:38

Bob Markell on working with Dustin Hoffman and Cliff Robertson on Stage 67

01:25

Bob Markell on working with Cliff Robertson, Dina Merrill, Dustin Hoffman, Joan Darling and James Broderick on Stage 67

02:43

Conrad Nagel

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Bob Markell on working with Conrad Nagel on Stage 67

00:29

Daniel Melnick

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Bob Markell on working with Daniel Melnick, David Susskind, Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, James Broderick, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander on N.Y.P.D.

13:22

David Karp

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Bob Markell on working with writers, George Bellack, David Karp, Robert Schlitt on N.Y.P.D.

01:35

David Pressman

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Bob Markell on working with directors, David Pressman and Alex March on N.Y.P.D.

01:17

David Shaw

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with David Shaw

00:04

David Susskind

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with David Susskind

00:39

Bob Markell on working with Daniel Melnick, David Susskind, Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, James Broderick, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander on N.Y.P.D.

09:45

Bob Markell on working with David Susskind

00:55

Dina Merrill

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Bob Markell on working with Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill on Stage 67

01:38

Bob Markell on working with Cliff Robertson, Dina Merrill, Dustin Hoffman, Joan Darling and James Broderick on Stage 67

02:43

Dustin Hoffman

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Martin Sheen

01:27

Bob Markell on working with Dustin Hoffman and Cliff Robertson on Stage 67

01:25

Bob Markell on working with Cliff Robertson, Dina Merrill, Dustin Hoffman, Joan Darling and James Broderick on Stage 67

02:43

E. G. Marshall

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with E.G. Marshall

04:54

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with E.G. Marshall

01:17

Eli Wallach

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Bob Markell on working with Eli Wallach and Annie Jackson on Twenty Shades of Pink

00:18

Ernest Kinoy

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Ernest Kinoy

01:50

Bob Markell on working with writers Reginald Rose, Alvin Barts, George Belack, Larry Cohen, David Rintel and Ernest Kinoy on The Defenders

04:19

Ethel Winant

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Bob Markell on working with Ethel Winant

00:26

Franklin J. Schaffner

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Bob Markell on working on Studio One summer shows "Stage Door" and "Broadway" with Frank Schafner, Paul Nickell

01:53

Bob Markell on working with Franklin Schaffner on Studio One

01:47

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with directors Frank Schaffner, Paul Bogart, Stu Rosenberg, Sidney Pollack

05:09

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with directors Frank Schaffner, Paul Bogart, Stu Rosenberg, Sidney Pollack

07:11

Fred Silverman

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Bob Markell on working with Fred Silverman at CBS

09:57

Bob Markell on working with Fred Silverman

00:20

Gene Hackman

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Bob Markell on working with Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman, Sam Wanamaker, Hubbell Robinson and Veronica Valante on the pilot for The Hawk

03:34

George Balanchine

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Bob Markell on working with George Balanchine on The Seven Lively Arts

01:31

George Roy Hill

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Bob Markell on working with George Roy Hill

01:24

Goodman Ace

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Bob Markell on the creators of You Are There, Hubbell Robinson and Goodman Ace

00:26

Herbert Brodkin

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Bob Markell on working with Herbert Brodkin

01:55

Bob Markell on working with Herbert Brodkin on Studio One

02:24

Bob Markell on working with Herbert Brodkin

02:08

Bob Markell on becoming an Associate Producer and working with Herbert Brodkin

08:25

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Herbert Brodkin

04:19

Horton Foote

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Bob Markell on working on Tomorrow with Horton Foote

01:15

Bob Markell on working with Horton Foote

00:09

Hubbell Robinson

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Bob Markell on the creators of You Are There, Hubbell Robinson and Goodman Ace

00:26

Bob Markell on working with Hubbell Robinson on Stage 67

03:25

Bob Markell on working with Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman, Sam Wanamaker, Hubbell Robinson and Veronica Valante on the pilot for The Hawk

03:34

Bob Markell on working with Hubbell Robinson

01:28

Jack Gilford

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Jack Gilford

00:29

Jack Klugman

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Jack Klugman

01:57

Bob Markell on working with Jack Klugman

00:20

Jack Warden

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Bob Markell on working with Daniel Melnick, David Susskind, Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, James Broderick, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander on N.Y.P.D.

09:45

Jackie Gleason

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Bob Markell on working with Jackie Gleason during a summer stock theater performance

01:11

James Broderick

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Bob Markell on working with Cliff Robertson, Dina Merrill, Dustin Hoffman, Joan Darling and James Broderick on Stage 67

02:43

Bob Markell on working with Daniel Melnick, David Susskind, Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, James Broderick, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander on N.Y.P.D.

09:45

James Coburn

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Bob Markell on working with Bob Lenski, Martin Pull, James Coburn, Hector Elizondo, Malaki MaCourt and Gene Simmons on The Dane Curse

02:04

James Earl Jones

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Bob Markell on working with Daniel Melnick, David Susskind, Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, James Broderick, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander on N.Y.P.D.

09:45

Jason Robards, Jr.

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Bob Markell on working with Jason Robards on "The Iceman Cometh" for The Play of the Week

00:33

Joan Darling

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Bob Markell on working with Cliff Robertson, Dina Merrill, Dustin Hoffman, Joan Darling and James Broderick on Stage 67

02:43

John Forsythe

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Bob Markell on working with John Forsythe, Richard Kiley and Lloyd Bridges on Murder Once Removed and This Tattered Web

00:37

John Frankenheimer

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Bob Markell on working with John Frankenheimer on the show Danger

00:16

Bob Markell on John Frankenheimer

00:24

Bob Markell on working with John Frankenheimer

01:24

Bob Markell on directors' use of recorded tape

00:59

John Houseman

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Bob Markell on working with John Houseman

02:31

John Randolph

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with John Randolph

00:29

Jon Voight

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Martin Sheen

01:27

Larry Cohen

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Bob Markell on working with writers Reginald Rose, Alvin Barts, George Belack, Larry Cohen, David Rintel and Ernest Kinoy on The Defenders

04:19

Lee Grant

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Lee Grant

00:09

Bob Markell on working with Lee Grant and Chris Sarandon on You Can't Go Home Again

00:28

Bob Markell on working with Lee Grant

00:53

Leonard Bernstein

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Bob Markell on working with Tennessee Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Ronald Regan, Kukla, Fran and Ollie and others on The Bicentennial Minutes

03:09

Leslie Nielsen

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Bob Markell on working with Leslie Nielsen

04:35

Lionel Stander

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Bob Markell on working with Lionel Stander during a summer stock theater performance

00:30

Lloyd Bridges

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Bob Markell on working with John Forsythe, Richard Kiley and Lloyd Bridges on Murder Once Removed and This Tattered Web

00:37

Martin Manulis

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Bob Markell on working with Martin Manulis

00:52

Martin Ritt

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Bob Markell on working with Martin Ritt

01:55

Bob Markell on working with Martin Ritt

02:13

Bob Markell on how the Blacklist affected Martin Ritt and Yul Brynner

04:23

Mary Martin

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Bob Markell on working with Mary Martin on Together with Music

03:12

Michael Dann

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Bob Markell on working with Michael Dann

00:45

Mike Wallace

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Bob Markell on working with Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Robert Trout and Charles Collingwood on You Are There

00:41

Norman Felton

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Bob Markell on working with Norman Felton

00:28

Norman Jewison

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Bob Markell on directors' use of recorded tape

00:59

Bob Markell on working with Norman Jewison on The Big Party

00:36

Ossie Davis

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Bob Markell on working with William Shatner, George Bellack and Ossie Davis on The Tenth Level

02:25

Paul Bogart

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with directors Frank Schaffner, Paul Bogart, Stu Rosenberg, Sidney Pollack

05:09

Bob Markell on working with Paul Bogart on Stage 67

03:07

Bob Markell on Paul Bogart's involvement with The Hawk

03:34

Bob Markell on working with Paul Bogart

01:06

Paul Nickell

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Bob Markell on working on Studio One summer shows "Stage Door" and "Broadway" with Frank Schafner, Paul Nickell

01:53

Ralph Nelson

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Bob Markell on working with Ralph Nelson

01:24

Reginald Rose

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Bob Markell on working with Reginald Rose on The Defenders

00:16

Bob Markell on working with Reginald Rose on The Defenders

02:20

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Reginald Rose

00:44

Bob Markell on working with writers Reginald Rose, Alvin Barts, George Belack, Larry Cohen, David Rintel and Ernest Kinoy on The Defenders

04:19

Richard Kiley

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Bob Markell on working with Rob Ribman and Richard Kiley on Ceremony of Innocence for PBS

01:09

Bob Markell on working with John Forsythe, Richard Kiley and Lloyd Bridges on Murder Once Removed and This Tattered Web

00:37

Robert D. Wood

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Bob Markell on working with Robert D. Wood

00:35

Robert Mulligan

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Bob Markell on working with Robert Mulligan on The Defenders

00:16

Bob Markell on working with Robert Mulligan

01:10

Bob Markell on working on Tomorrow with William Shatner and Robert Mulligan

01:15

Robert Redford

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Bob Markell on working with Robert Redford on "The Iceman Cometh" for The Play of the Week

00:33

Robert Reed

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Robert Reed

04:54

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Robert Reed

00:54

Robert Schlitt

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Bob Markell on working with writers, George Bellack, David Karp, Robert Schlitt on N.Y.P.D.

01:35

Robert Stevens

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Bob Markell on working on Suspense with Bob Stevens

00:39

Bob Markell on working with Robert Stevens

00:42

Robert Trout

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Bob Markell on working with Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Robert Trout and Charles Collingwood on You Are There

00:41

Rod Serling

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Bob Markell on Rod Serling writing an episode of Studio One about Hollywood

00:08

Rod Steiger

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Bob Markell on B-roll footage of production photos of the show You Are There with Rod Steiger

00:20

Ronald Reagan

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Bob Markell on working with Tennessee Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Ronald Regan, Kukla, Fran and Ollie and others on The Bicentennial Minutes

03:09

Sam Leve

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Bob Markell on working with Sam Leve making a model railroad train

00:46

Sidney Lumet

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Bob Markell on working with Sidney Lumet on the show Danger

00:15

Bob Markell on working with producer Charles Russell and director Sidney Lumet

02:04

Bob Markell on working with Sidney Lumet, Charles Russell on You Are There

00:51

Bob Markell on working with Sidney Lumet on You Are There

02:38

Bob Markell on working with Sidney Lumet

01:24

Bob Markell on working with Sidney Lumet on The Seven Lively Arts

02:31

Bob Markell on working with Sidney Lumet on the movie Twelve Angry Men

02:24

Sidney Sheldon

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Bob Markell on working with Sidney Sheldon and Tom Berringer on the miniseries If Tomorrow Comes

00:35

Steve McQueen

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with Steve McQueen

01:01

Stuart Rosenberg

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with directors Frank Schaffner, Paul Bogart, Stu Rosenberg, Sidney Pollack

05:09

Tallulah Bankhead

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Bob Markell on working with Tallulah Bankhead on The Big Party

00:36

Ted Post

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Bob Markell on working with Sidney Lumet, Ted Post and other directors on Danger

01:44

Bob Markell on working with Bing Crosby, Doug Kramer, Ted Post, Blythe Danner and Frank Converse on the TV movie, Doctor Cook's Garden

05:21

Tennessee Williams

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Bob Markell on working with Tennessee Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Ronald Regan, Kukla, Fran and Ollie and others on The Bicentennial Minutes

03:09

Tony Mottola

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Bob Markell on working with Tony Mottola on the show Danger

00:34

Walter Bernstein

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Bob Markell on working with Walter Bernstein on the show Danger

00:11

Bob Markell on Walter Bernstein

01:04

Bob Markell on how the Blacklist affected the writers, Walter Bernstein, Abe Polonsky and Arnold Manoff on You Are There

04:23

Walter Cronkite

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Bob Markell on working with Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Robert Trout and Charles Collingwood on You Are There

00:41

Bob Markell on working with Walter Cronkite

01:34

William Self

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Bob Markell on working with William Self

00:48

William Shatner

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Bob Markell on working with William Shatner on The Defenders

00:16

Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with William Shatner and Robert Bellamy

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Bob Markell on working on Tomorrow with William Shatner and Robert Mulligan

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Bob Markell on working on The Defenders with William Shatner

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Bob Markell on working with William Shatner, George Bellack and Ossie Davis on The Tenth Level

02:25

Worthington Miner

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Bob Markell on working with Worthington Miner

00:26

Yul Brynner

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Bob Markell on working with Yul Brynner

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Bob Markell on working with Yul Brynner

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Bob Markell on how the Blacklist affected Martin Ritt and Yul Brynner

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Zero Mostel

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Bob Markell on working with Zero Mostel at summer stock

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