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February 4, 2010

"Days of Our Lives" Matriarch Frances Reid Has Died

Frances Reid, who played "Alice Horton" on Days of Our Lives from its inception in 1965, has died at the age of 95. She also starred in the soap opera Portia Faces Life in 1954 and was an early cast
February 2, 2010

"Andy Griffith Show" Producer Aaron Ruben Has Died

Aaron Ruben, who produced The Andy Griffith Show and was Emmy-nominated for Sanford and Son, has died at the age of 95. Ruben began his career as a writer in radio, transitioning to television with
February 2, 2010

The Best Sitcom Episode of All-Time

The credo of a clown— 'A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants'— Chuckles the Clown Voted at one time the #1 best TV episode by TV Guide* and also the #1 ranked sitcom episode
January 29, 2010

"Robert Montgomery Presents" Debuted 60 Years Ago

One of the top big-budget "live" anthology series of "The Golden Age of Television," Robert Montgomery Presents debuted on January 30, 1950 with an adaptation of "The Letter" starring screen star
January 21, 2010

Pioneering Female TV Director Frances Buss Buch Has Died

Frances Buss Buch, the first woman director at CBS, died at the age of 92 on January 19. She was an on-camera assistant on the very first TV game show— CBS Television Quiz— and also assisted with
January 21, 2010

Tyne Daly Guest Stars on "Burn Notice" Tonight

Burn Notice returns for the second half of season three with Sharon Gless' Cagney & Lacey co-star Tyne Daly in a guest role. After a few years off the small screen following Judging Amy, Tyne Daly
January 20, 2010

TV Academy Hall of Fame: 2010

Tonight, seven new inductees will be added to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame at a special ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel— actress Candice Bergen, art director Charles
January 19, 2010

Bob Barker Out of Contestant's Row

Bob Barker's full Archive interview is now online. The legendary game show host discusses his long career and his activism in his July 7, 2000 interview. "When we started The Price is Right in 1972
January 18, 2010

"The Jeffersons" Celebrates its 35th Anniversary

On January 18, 1975, The Jeffersons began its ten-year run on CBS. A spin-off, the series had its "pilot" episode air on All in the Family (on Jan. 11). The Jeffersons began in a period in TV
January 14, 2010

Andy Rooney at 91

Andy Rooney is profiled in today's USA Today, on his 91st birthday. There doesn't seem to be any retirement in sight for the nonagenarian. "I can't stop writing," he says. "I like to sit at the
January 11, 2010

"Gumby" Creator Art Clokey Has Died-- Archive Interview Online Soon

Art Clokey's claymation TV classics include The Gumby Show and Davey and Goliath. He died at the age of 88. The Archive of American Television interviewed Mr. Clokey on July 19, 2001. Interview
January 8, 2010

Elvis at 75

Elvis Presley would have been 75 years old today. TV made a great impact on Elvis' career, when, in 1968, he appeared on Singer Presents Elvis, which would become known as his "comeback special." Va
January 6, 2010

Trailblazing Cinematographer Joseph M. Wilcots Has Died

The first African American to join the International Cinematographers Guild, Joseph Wilcots was nominated for an Emmy for his work on Roots. The Archive of American Television interviewed Wilcots on
January 5, 2010

TV Producer and Studio Executive David Gerber has Died

Archive interviewee David Gerber passed away Saturday at the age of 86. His prolific TV work includes overseeing such classic series as Police Woman, Batman, Room 222, and thirtysomething. A
January 5, 2010

"All My Children" Celebrates 40 Years in Pine Valley

All My Children debuted on January 5, 1970. Created by legendary Agnes Nixon (her other soaps include One Life to Live and Loving), AMC helped contemporize the daytime serial by incorporating social

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