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Noted Cinematographer Gerald Perry Finnerman has Died

 Fri, 04/08/2011 Sad news, legendary director of photography Gerald Perry Finnerman ASC passed away on April 6th at the age of 79. Best known for his cinematography on Star Trek and Moonlighting , Finnerman also worked on many television movies as well as episodes for The Bold Ones, Rod Serling's Night Gallery, Planet of the Apes, Emergency, and The New Mike Hammer . He was interviewed by the Archive on October 8, 2002. Embeddable video clip: Gerald Perry Finnerman on filming the classic 1985 Moonlighting...

Barbara Eden's "Jeannie Out of the Bottle" Memoir Released

Tue, 04/05/2011 Congratulations to Archive interviewee Barbara Eden -- the "I Dream of Jeannie" star's long-awaited memoir " Jeannie Out of the Bottle " was released! To celebrate, here are some fun highlights from her Archive of American Television interview . On developing an interest in performing: On appearing on "I Love Lucy": On being cast on "I Dream of Jeannie": On the character of "Jeannie": On the "Jeannie" belly-button controversy: On starring in "Harper Valley P.T.A.":

Sportscaster Al Michaels' Interview is online

 Mon, 04/04/2011 About this Interview: Al Michaels was interviewed for nearly three hours in Brentwood, CA. He spoke about his early years as a sports enthusiast who, as a child, wanted to become an announcer. He talked about the practical experience he gained announcing college games before becoming a professional. He also discussed one of his first jobs, as a contestant interviewer for Chuck Barris Productions. He then chronicled his illustrious sportscasting career, which began as a three-year stint in...

Ask Dr. Ruth? We did!

 Sun, 04/03/2011 TV's legendary psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer's Archive interview is now online at http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/ruth-westheimer Below are clips from the 2-hour interview: Dr. Ruth Westheimer on why her show "Ask Dr. Ruth" was groundbreaking Dr. Ruth Westheimer on why she avoided euphemisms on her shows Full Interview description: In her Archive interview, Dr. Ruth Westheimer talks about her early years growing up in Germany until the start of World War II. She...

The Archive of American Television Presents "Anything Goes" starring Frank Sinatra and Ethel Merman

 Tue, 03/29/2011 Entertainment One and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation have partnered to release the NBC Colgate Comedy Hour production of Cole Porter's classic musical comedy, Anything Goes, in its debut special edition DVD , featuring a newly-recorded interview with musical director Buddy Bregman and a collectible booklet. About Anything Goes : From 1950 to 1955, every Sunday night The Colgate Comedy Hour presented live musical variety television featuring the top names in vaudeville...

"Hot In Cleveland" comes to the TV Academy

 Mon, 03/28/2011 Betty White and the entire cast of TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland" will appear on a panel Wednesday, March 30 at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood, Ca. The event will be moderated by Larry King and special guests include Carl Reiner and Jon Lovitz. Betty sat for an Archive interview in 1997. See Betty White's entire 2-hour interview online, here . More info about the Hot in Cleveland event here . We will be posting interview footage from the red carpet, so stay tuned!