June 21, 2011 Irving Fein, longtime manager of Jack Benny and George Burns turns 100! Happy 100th birthday to manager/producer Irving Fein! Fein is best known for his 28-year association with comedian Jack Benny, and later, his 22-year association with comedian (and now fellow June 20, 2011 Happy Birthday, Bob Vila! A very happy birthday to show host (This Old House, Bob Vila) and renovation expert Bob Vila, who turns 65 today. In this clip from his Archive of American Television interview, Vila discusses his June 19, 2011 Celebrate Father's Day with Rob Petrie, Frank Costanza, Homer Simpson, and Mr. C. Happy Father's Day! To celebrate we've highlighted interview clips from some of our favorite TV Dads: Tom Bosley on playing Howard "Mr. C." Cunningham on Happy Days [video:https://www.youtube.com June 15, 2011 Noted TV Producer Bob Banner Dies at 89 We've just learned that legendary TV producer Bob Banner has passed away at 89. Banner was one of the pioneers in the new medium of television, beginning his career at WBKB, and later WMAQ in June 14, 2011 "The Gong Show" turns 35! Happy 35th anniversary to the wacky TV talent show, The Gong Show, which premiered on June 14, 1976! Did you know that the show was originally pitched as a legitimate talent show? Creator/host Chuck June 9, 2011 Michael J. Fox turns 50! Wishing very happy 50th birthday to TV legend Michael J. Fox! The Archive of American Television interviewed the actor in 2001. Here's a clip from the interview where he discusses how he was cast on F June 8, 2011 Happy Birthday to Jerry Stiller! Archive Interviewee Jerry Stiller celebrates his 84th birthday today. We interviewed Jerry back in 2005 along with his wife, Anne Meara. The full interview with Jerry and Anne can be viewed online. In June 8, 2011 TV comedy writing legend (and Mad Libs co-creator) Leonard Stern dies at 88 We're very sad to report that legendary comedy writer Leonard Stern died at 88 on Tuesday. Stern was a passionate advocate for writers and was a great friend of the Archive of American Television. Kn June 3, 2011 Recap: The TV Academy Celebrates Women in Comedy [caption id="attachment_3086" align="alignnone" width="286" caption="(l-r): Margaret Cho, Caroline Rhea, Bonnie Hunt, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carol Leifer, Elayne Boosler & Lily Tomlin (PictureGroup)"][ June 3, 2011 Western star James Arness passes at 88 Sad news to report: TV Legend James Arness passed away today at the age of 88. He was best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke and later on H June 2, 2011 Calling all "Dallas" Fans - Larry Hagman to auction off personal memorabilia on June 4 Actor (and Archive of American Television interviewee) Larry Hagman has put some of his memorabilia up for auction-- including Dallas memorabilia and furnishings from his California estate as well June 2, 2011 Happy Birthday to Leave it to Beaver's Jerry Mathers! Today is actor Jerry Mathers' 63rd birthday! Best known for his role as Beaver Cleaver on the classic series Leave it to Beaver (and The New Leave it to Beaver), he also appeared in the Alfred June 1, 2011 Andy Griffith turns 85! Wishing a very happy 85th birthday to TV legend Andy Griffith! Andy Griffith, who was born on June 1, 1926, began his long career with the now-classic comedy bit, "What it was, was football" and then May 26, 2011 Happy Birthday to Gunsmoke star James Arness! Happy birthday to actor James Arness (born May 26, 1923) who turns 88 today! Best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke, the publicity-shy star May 25, 2011 Will June Foray have another shot at Betty Rubble? With Seth McFarlane set to reboot The Flintstones, perhaps he should take a second look at voiceover legend June Foray (best known as the voice behind Rocket J. Squirrel and Natasha Nogoodnik of Rocky Pagination « « First ‹ ‹ Previous … 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 … › Next › » Last »
June 21, 2011 Irving Fein, longtime manager of Jack Benny and George Burns turns 100! Happy 100th birthday to manager/producer Irving Fein! Fein is best known for his 28-year association with comedian Jack Benny, and later, his 22-year association with comedian (and now fellow
June 20, 2011 Happy Birthday, Bob Vila! A very happy birthday to show host (This Old House, Bob Vila) and renovation expert Bob Vila, who turns 65 today. In this clip from his Archive of American Television interview, Vila discusses his
June 19, 2011 Celebrate Father's Day with Rob Petrie, Frank Costanza, Homer Simpson, and Mr. C. Happy Father's Day! To celebrate we've highlighted interview clips from some of our favorite TV Dads: Tom Bosley on playing Howard "Mr. C." Cunningham on Happy Days [video:https://www.youtube.com
June 15, 2011 Noted TV Producer Bob Banner Dies at 89 We've just learned that legendary TV producer Bob Banner has passed away at 89. Banner was one of the pioneers in the new medium of television, beginning his career at WBKB, and later WMAQ in
June 14, 2011 "The Gong Show" turns 35! Happy 35th anniversary to the wacky TV talent show, The Gong Show, which premiered on June 14, 1976! Did you know that the show was originally pitched as a legitimate talent show? Creator/host Chuck
June 9, 2011 Michael J. Fox turns 50! Wishing very happy 50th birthday to TV legend Michael J. Fox! The Archive of American Television interviewed the actor in 2001. Here's a clip from the interview where he discusses how he was cast on F
June 8, 2011 Happy Birthday to Jerry Stiller! Archive Interviewee Jerry Stiller celebrates his 84th birthday today. We interviewed Jerry back in 2005 along with his wife, Anne Meara. The full interview with Jerry and Anne can be viewed online. In
June 8, 2011 TV comedy writing legend (and Mad Libs co-creator) Leonard Stern dies at 88 We're very sad to report that legendary comedy writer Leonard Stern died at 88 on Tuesday. Stern was a passionate advocate for writers and was a great friend of the Archive of American Television. Kn
June 3, 2011 Recap: The TV Academy Celebrates Women in Comedy [caption id="attachment_3086" align="alignnone" width="286" caption="(l-r): Margaret Cho, Caroline Rhea, Bonnie Hunt, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carol Leifer, Elayne Boosler & Lily Tomlin (PictureGroup)"][
June 3, 2011 Western star James Arness passes at 88 Sad news to report: TV Legend James Arness passed away today at the age of 88. He was best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke and later on H
June 2, 2011 Calling all "Dallas" Fans - Larry Hagman to auction off personal memorabilia on June 4 Actor (and Archive of American Television interviewee) Larry Hagman has put some of his memorabilia up for auction-- including Dallas memorabilia and furnishings from his California estate as well
June 2, 2011 Happy Birthday to Leave it to Beaver's Jerry Mathers! Today is actor Jerry Mathers' 63rd birthday! Best known for his role as Beaver Cleaver on the classic series Leave it to Beaver (and The New Leave it to Beaver), he also appeared in the Alfred
June 1, 2011 Andy Griffith turns 85! Wishing a very happy 85th birthday to TV legend Andy Griffith! Andy Griffith, who was born on June 1, 1926, began his long career with the now-classic comedy bit, "What it was, was football" and then
May 26, 2011 Happy Birthday to Gunsmoke star James Arness! Happy birthday to actor James Arness (born May 26, 1923) who turns 88 today! Best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke, the publicity-shy star
May 25, 2011 Will June Foray have another shot at Betty Rubble? With Seth McFarlane set to reboot The Flintstones, perhaps he should take a second look at voiceover legend June Foray (best known as the voice behind Rocket J. Squirrel and Natasha Nogoodnik of Rocky