Esme Chandlee

On her childhood and early influences; on her first impressions of television; on her first job at MGM, working in the fan mail department; on working as the head of the script department at MGM; on her memories of working at MGM 

On her eventual move to the publicity department at MGM; on starting out doing the billings for the MGM publicity department; on working for the Special Services Department; on becoming a junior publicist and her quick rise to senior publicist; on the structure and inner workings of the publicity department at MGM; on becoming the first woman planter for the publicity department to the media

On Louis B. Mayer's feelings about publicity; on the publicity for premieres on both the large and small screen; on how the business of publicity has changed over the years; on a publicist's responsibilities while accompanying a performer on interviews; on the control and influence the studios had over the publicity for the stars; on what kinds of stories were granted interviews with the press

On working with columnists like Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons; on further detail about working as a plant; on how MGM handled situations that could lead to negative press; on the protective nature the publicists at MGM had for their stars; on dealing with the Teamster's in 1945; on further details of her work as a Senior Publicist at MGM

On how a film was publicized; on how MGM handled scandals that arose; on the increase of independent publicists in the industry; the impact of television on the film studios in the 1950's; on the still photography used for film publicity; on what makes a great publicity photo

On campaigns for new films; on press kits for films; on the Supreme Court order that Lowe's divest itself from MGM and its impact; on the MGM 25th anniversary photo for Life magazine; on the close of Judy Garland's career at MGM; on Lana Turner leaving film work to work in television; on Louis B. Mayer's resignation from MGM in 1951; on the casting of Ben Hur; on how MGM handled the publicity of romances between stars; on The Wizard of Oz being sold by MGM to CBS

On her move from MGM to Cleary, Strauss & Irvin; on working in production on the TV show, Here's Hollywood; on opening her own PR office in 1961; on maintaining the same clients over time; on acquiring new clients for her PR office; on receiving the Les Mason Award from the Publicists Guild in 1984; on her involvement with the Publicists Guild; on what advice she would give someone starting out in the field of publicity

On how the publicity field has changed over the years; on how audiences have changed over the years; on the role of women in publicity; on the highlight of her career; on any regrets in her career; on who she considers a mentor to her; on how Blacklisting affected her clients; on how she would like to be remembered; on reflections about her career and working in entertainment