Martin Manulis

On his early life an influences; on radio he listened to growing up; on movies he watched growing up

On attending Columbia University at the age of 16; on his mother being a musician; on his education at Columbia University and becoming interested in drama

On his early experience with acting; on going to work for Broadway producer Max Gordon; on becoming an understudy on Broadway, and on appearing on stage in "They Walk Alone"

On quitting acting; on his earliest experience with television; on his experience during World War II, and on his relationship with Noel Coward

On his personal and professional relationship with Noel Coward; on directing for theater; on being hired by CBS

On producing Crime Photographer; on producing Suspense; on producing Studio One

On the logistics of live television in the 1950s; on producing the summer version of Studio One; on producing Best of Broadway, CBS's first regular color telecast

On working with the various casts of Best of Broadway, including Helen Hayes and Claudette Colbert; on producing the Best of Broadway episode "The Show-Off," starring Jackie Gleason and Thelma Ritter; on the challenge of producing Best of Broadway live, and on the end of the show

On moving to Los Angeles to produce Climax! at CBS Television City, and on a mishap during a live broadcast of the show; on John Frankenheimer directing Climax!, and on Frankenheimer's directing technique; on hiring Sidney Lumet to direct Climax!

On producing Climax! with Sidney Lumet directing, and on the show being filmed at CBS's Television City in Los Angeles; on being brought in to produce Playhouse 90, and on working for CBS as a producer; on moving to Los Angeles and his accommodations

On how he came to produce Playhouse 90; on working for CBS executive Hubbell Robinson on Playhouse 90; on the budget for Playhouse 90, and on getting famous actors to appear on the show

On attracting A-list actors to appear on Playhouse 90 and other anthology shows; on the first episode of Playhouse 90, "Forbidden Area," and second episode, "Requiem for a Heavyweight"; on the casting of Playhouse 90's "Requiem for a Heavyweight"

On the importance of casting and on troubleshooting as a producer; on the success of Playhouse 90's production of "Requiem for a Heavyweight"; on Rod Serling writing "Requiem for a Heavyweight" for Playhouse 90

On the challenges of producing a weekly, live show like Playhouse 90, and on the quality of the episodes; on the work schedule of Playhouse 90; on the lack of diversity on Playhouse 90 and on television in the 1950s in general

On the advertisers of Playhouse 90, and on Playhouse 90's "Portrait of a Murderer"; on the Hollywood Blacklist; on network censorship and Playhouse 90, and on working with Rod Serling

On the Playhouse 90 productions of "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Comedian"; on leaving Playhouse 90, and on becoming Head of Television for 20th Century Fox Television; on developing The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis for 20th Century Fox Television

On developing Adventures in Paradise with James Michener; on developing the series Five Fingers; on leaving television to produce motion pictures

On getting a Producers Guild award for Playhouse 90 and on receiving numerous Emmy Awards; on the legacy of Playhouse 90; on what represented the then-best of television, and on the then-future of television

On advice to aspiring television producers; on his philosophy as a television producer; on how he'd like to be remembered, and on various people with whom he's worked in his career

On various people with whom he's worked in his career

On various people with whom he's worked in his career; on producing the series James at 15; on producing the miniseries Chiefs and Space

On producing the miniseries Space and Harem; on producing the made-for-television movie Grass Roots; on his film and Broadway career

On b-roll pictures from his career- with Claudette Colbert on The Best of Broadway; with Diana Lynn and Gore Vidal; in the control room of Playhouse 90; on the set with the crew of Playhouse 90; with Rod Serling; with Desi Arnaz receiving an Emmy Award; with James Michener; with Nancy Reagan; with Ronald Reagan; with his wife