January 31, 2008 Director/Producer Dwight Hemion has Died -- Archive Interview Online We've just learned that legendary director/producer Dwight Hemion passed away on Monday, January 28th. In his prolific career, he garnered 47 Emmy nominations in his career and won 18. He is best January 28, 2008 Shirley Jones joins "Days of Our Lives" -- Archive Interview is Now Online Iconic actress Shirley Jones has joined the cast of daytime soap Days of our Lives. She's playing Colleen Brady (complete with Irish brogue), the "supposedly dead" great-aunt of Sami Brady. According January 25, 2008 It's a known fact that Lincoln loved mayonnaise! -- "The Odd Couple" Season 3 is on DVD Season Three of The Odd Couple is now available on DVD and includes a number of the series' most well-remembered episodes including "Let's Make A Deal," "The Odd Monks" (Felix and Oscar go to a January 22, 2008 Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls -- "Laugh-In" is forty! A "verrry eenteresting" TV anniversary.... 40 years ago, on January 22nd, 1968, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In premiered on NBC. The colorful show, hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (and featuring Ruth January 20, 2008 Actress Suzanne Pleshette has died - Archive Interview Online We're sad to report that Archive interviewee Suzanne Pleshette, the actress best known for her role as Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show, died last night (Saturday, January 19th) at the age of 70 January 19, 2008 55 years ago: "Little Ricky" was born to Lucy & Ricky Ricardo 55 years ago, on January 19, 1953, the I Love Lucy episode "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" first aired. In this classic episode, Lucy gives birth to "Little Ricky." The airdate was chosen to coincide with January 17, 2008 The Original "American Idol"— "The Original Amateur Hour" Debuted 60 Years Ago on Television Following WWII, as American television began to take off, many of the popular shows on radio began to be adapted to the new medium. Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour was one of radios old stalwarts January 13, 2008 Legacy of the Watts Writers Workshop Continues Archive interviewee Marla Gibbs (co-star of The Jeffersons and star of 227) will be one of the honorees at the Watts Writers Workshop Gala Banquet on February 9th. Other honorees include actor Ted January 11, 2008 Producer David Wolper Turns 80 Today Legendary producer (and Archive of American Television co-founder) David L. Wolper is 80 years old today. Wolper's name is most associated with documentaries, such as Race for Space and The Making of January 4, 2008 Call for Entries: 29th College Television Awards To all future Archive interviewee wannabes: The College Television Awards competition, sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, rewards excellence in college student video December 28, 2007 Happy New Year 2008! Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve reaches its 36th annual edition with the Dec 31, 2007-January 1, 2008 special. Dick Clark spoke about his first New Year's special in 1959 and his inaguaration of December 27, 2007 "Howdy Doody" Celebrates 60 Years On December 27, 1947 one of TV's first success stories debuted, Howdy Doody, which began as Puppet Playhouse, seen three times a week on NBC. Through 1948 and 1949, with its title change to Howdy December 21, 2007 An Archive Christmas Special: Andy Williams To celebrate the season, the Archive has posted our interview with Andy Williams. Williams hosted his network primetime variety series from 1958-71. The best-known version ran on NBC from 1962-71 December 17, 2007 Archive's interview with Patricia Heaton featured in Emmy magazine The latest issue of Emmy magazine (Issue No. 6, 2007, with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's Mariska Hargitay on the cover) includes selections from our Archive of American Television interview December 14, 2007 Blast from the Past: Electronic TV Inventor Philo Farnsworth on "I've Got a Secret" Here's a little 8-minute gem we found on YouTube -- electronic television inventor Philo Farnsworth's full 1957 appearance on the panel show I've Got a Secret. [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Pagination « « First ‹ ‹ Previous … 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 … › Next › » Last »
January 31, 2008 Director/Producer Dwight Hemion has Died -- Archive Interview Online We've just learned that legendary director/producer Dwight Hemion passed away on Monday, January 28th. In his prolific career, he garnered 47 Emmy nominations in his career and won 18. He is best
January 28, 2008 Shirley Jones joins "Days of Our Lives" -- Archive Interview is Now Online Iconic actress Shirley Jones has joined the cast of daytime soap Days of our Lives. She's playing Colleen Brady (complete with Irish brogue), the "supposedly dead" great-aunt of Sami Brady. According
January 25, 2008 It's a known fact that Lincoln loved mayonnaise! -- "The Odd Couple" Season 3 is on DVD Season Three of The Odd Couple is now available on DVD and includes a number of the series' most well-remembered episodes including "Let's Make A Deal," "The Odd Monks" (Felix and Oscar go to a
January 22, 2008 Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls -- "Laugh-In" is forty! A "verrry eenteresting" TV anniversary.... 40 years ago, on January 22nd, 1968, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In premiered on NBC. The colorful show, hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (and featuring Ruth
January 20, 2008 Actress Suzanne Pleshette has died - Archive Interview Online We're sad to report that Archive interviewee Suzanne Pleshette, the actress best known for her role as Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show, died last night (Saturday, January 19th) at the age of 70
January 19, 2008 55 years ago: "Little Ricky" was born to Lucy & Ricky Ricardo 55 years ago, on January 19, 1953, the I Love Lucy episode "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" first aired. In this classic episode, Lucy gives birth to "Little Ricky." The airdate was chosen to coincide with
January 17, 2008 The Original "American Idol"— "The Original Amateur Hour" Debuted 60 Years Ago on Television Following WWII, as American television began to take off, many of the popular shows on radio began to be adapted to the new medium. Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour was one of radios old stalwarts
January 13, 2008 Legacy of the Watts Writers Workshop Continues Archive interviewee Marla Gibbs (co-star of The Jeffersons and star of 227) will be one of the honorees at the Watts Writers Workshop Gala Banquet on February 9th. Other honorees include actor Ted
January 11, 2008 Producer David Wolper Turns 80 Today Legendary producer (and Archive of American Television co-founder) David L. Wolper is 80 years old today. Wolper's name is most associated with documentaries, such as Race for Space and The Making of
January 4, 2008 Call for Entries: 29th College Television Awards To all future Archive interviewee wannabes: The College Television Awards competition, sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, rewards excellence in college student video
December 28, 2007 Happy New Year 2008! Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve reaches its 36th annual edition with the Dec 31, 2007-January 1, 2008 special. Dick Clark spoke about his first New Year's special in 1959 and his inaguaration of
December 27, 2007 "Howdy Doody" Celebrates 60 Years On December 27, 1947 one of TV's first success stories debuted, Howdy Doody, which began as Puppet Playhouse, seen three times a week on NBC. Through 1948 and 1949, with its title change to Howdy
December 21, 2007 An Archive Christmas Special: Andy Williams To celebrate the season, the Archive has posted our interview with Andy Williams. Williams hosted his network primetime variety series from 1958-71. The best-known version ran on NBC from 1962-71
December 17, 2007 Archive's interview with Patricia Heaton featured in Emmy magazine The latest issue of Emmy magazine (Issue No. 6, 2007, with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's Mariska Hargitay on the cover) includes selections from our Archive of American Television interview
December 14, 2007 Blast from the Past: Electronic TV Inventor Philo Farnsworth on "I've Got a Secret" Here's a little 8-minute gem we found on YouTube -- electronic television inventor Philo Farnsworth's full 1957 appearance on the panel show I've Got a Secret. [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v