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George Barris

Remembering George Barris

 Thu, 11/05/2015 We're sad to learn that custom car designer George Barris passed away this morning at the age of 89. Barris started out customizing his own cars as a teenager and participating in the street-racing youth culture of the late 1940s in Los Angeles. He began working in low budget Hollywood films that depicted this culture, and soon got into television work. Barris customized the "Batmobile" from Batman , the "Munster Koach" and "Drag-u-la" from The Munsters , the family car from The Beverly...
Howard A. Anderson, Jr.

Remembering Howard A. Anderson, Jr.

Mon, 11/02/2015 We're sad to learn that visual effects specialist Howard A. Anderson, Jr. passed away on September 27, 2015 at the age of 95. Anderson started working at his father's special effects company, The Howard Anderson Company, when he was just a child, and officially joined the business in the 1960s when he and his brother Darrell began working on titles and special effects for movies and television. Anderson worked on I Love Lucy and Dragnet and did special effects for the original Star Trek , where...
Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm talks Mad Men, Don v. Dick, Hamm's Ham, and more!

 Wed, 09/16/2015 He has piqued our curiosity since first sauntering into the offices of Sterling-Cooper in 1961 (our 2007). Eight Emmy nominations later, the actor sat with the Archive for a two-hour interivew about all things Mad Men , Draper, and of course, “Hamm’s Ham.” Starting with his childhood in St. Louis, Hamm talked about what made him pursue acting, and his struggles breaking into the industry. He chronicles his early appearances on Providence, The Division, and how he came to audition for Mad Men ...
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Remembering Bud Yorkin

 Wed, 08/19/2015 We’re sad to learn that producer/writer Bud Yorkin passed away yesterday, August 18, 2015 at the age of 89. Yorkin enjoyed a long career in television, directing or producing on many classic shows including: The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Dinah Shore Show , The George Gobel Show , and The Jack Benny Show . Starting in 1959, he teamed up with Norman Lear and co-created and produced shows including: All in the Family , Sanford and Son , Maude and Good Times , among others. Below are some excerpts...
Frank Gifford

Remembering Frank Gifford

 Mon, 08/10/2015 We're sad to learn that sportscaster Frank Gifford passed away yesterday, August 9, 2015, at the age of 84. Gifford enjoyed a long career on the football field, playing for the New York Giants, and off the field, calling games from the booth as a sportscaster for CBS and ABC. Gifford reported for the first Super Bowl , covered the Olympics , and co-hosted the iconic ABC sports show, Monday Night Football for many years. Among the stories Gifford covered: Evel Knievel (for Wide World of Sports...
The Huntley Brinkley Report

Goodnight, Chet. Goodnight, David, And Goodnight For NBC News

 Fri, 07/31/2015 Huntley was in New York, Brinkley in Washington, D.C. From these two East Coast cities, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley co-anchored The Huntley Brinkley Report from October 29, 1956 to July 31, 1970. When the program ended, Brinkley remained with NBC News, anchoring with John Chancellor and Frank McGee, but Huntley signed off for the final time 45 years ago today, on that last day of July in 1970. Here's what Brinkley had to say about Huntley in his 1999 Archive interview: &...

Happy 93rd Birthday, Norman Lear!

 Mon, 07/27/2015 You may know that Norman Lear created All in the Family and The Jeffersons , but did you know that he also produced "Stand By Me" and "The Princess Bride?" Today the prolific writer/producer/director turns 93 and we take a look back at the career of the man who not only brought "Archie" and "Edith" to the small screen, but helped bring "Princess Buttercup" and "Westley" to the big screen, as well. Born Norman Milton Lear on July 22, 1922 in New Haven, Connecticut, Lear wanted to follow in his...
Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll Advocates Socially Responsible Television

 Fri, 07/17/2015 She played the title character in the ground-breaking show Julia , portrayed the fabulous "Dominique Deveraux" on Dynasty , and more recently graced the small screen as "June Ellington" on White Collar . And today she celebrates her 80th birthday! Diahann Carroll has entertained television audiences for decades, but also understands the educational potential of the medium. Well said. Watch Diahann Carroll's full Archive interview .
67th Primetime Emmy Awards

And The 2015 Emmy Nominees Are ...

 Thu, 07/16/2015 The 2015 Primetime Emmy Award season began today with the official nomination announcement at 8:30 AM PST. Congratulations to all the nominees for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards! The Archive of American Television would also like to congratulate our interviewees who were nominated this year: Alan Alda for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series ( The B lacklist ) Hank Azaria for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance ( The Simpsons ) Tom Bergeron for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or...