Recent Articles November 1, 2011 Legendary "Academy Awards" Producer Gil Cates, Dies at 77 The Archive of American Television is sad to report that director/producer Gilbert Cates passed away suddenly on Monday, October 31st at the age of 77. He started in early television as an associate October 30, 2011 20 Years Later - Is Seinfeld Still Stuck in that Parking Garage? "The problem with the mall garage is that everything looks the same. They try to differentiate between levels. They put up different colors, different numbers, different letters. What they need to do October 29, 2011 TV Builds Character: "America in Primetime" Premieres Sunday on PBS Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today’s heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors. America October 25, 2011 "The Electric Company" Turns F-O-R-T-Y You gotta love a show with a character named "Easy Reader." Morgan Freeman portrayed him, a laid back Easy Rider-esque guy who loved reading on PBS' The Electric Company. Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno jo October 23, 2011 First Use of Videotape on the First of Two "Jonathan Winters Shows" Jonathan Winters does characters like nobody else. A staple on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen and the star of two shows called The Jonathan Winters Show, Winters is one of comedy’s consummate October 20, 2011 The CBS Eye Turns 60! On October 20, 1951, CBS' trademark Eye made its television debut. CBS Creative Director of Advertising and Sales Promotion, William Golden, designed the Eye for network identification during station October 19, 2011 Congratulations to Hector Ramirez for his Record Number of Emmy Nominations! Congratulations to Archive Interviewee Hector Ramirez, the individual record holder for the most overall Emmy nominations with a whopping 64 nominations! Ramirez got his start as a camera operator on October 17, 2011 "Hollywood Squares" Turns 45 - No Bluffing! October 17th marks the 45th anniversary of Hollywood Squares, which debuted in daytime on October 17, 1966. The 1966 pilot was actually the third attempt at the game show: Bert Parks hosted the first October 14, 2011 "I Love Lucy" Turns 60 - The Archive has some 'splaining to do I Love Lucy debuted 60 years ago on October 15, 1951 and within 6 months became the first TV show to be seen in 10 million homes. Today it's still broadcast in reruns all over the world. The Archive October 13, 2011 Toasting a Legend: The Television Academy Presents "An Evening Honoring Carl Reiner" Congratulations to Carl Reiner, who will be honored by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood this evening! Panelists paying tribute to the television legend include Mel Brooks October 12, 2011 Legendary Costume Designer Ray Aghayan Dies at 83 We've just learned that noted costume designer Ray Aghayan has passed away at the age of 83. He began his work in television designing costumes for Matinee Theater, while on staff with the NBC October 12, 2011 You Can Own The Fonz's Motorcycle! Arthur Fonzarelli's motorcycle is up for sale! The famous bike will be sold on November 12 by Bonhams at their annual Classic California Sale at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The October 10, 2011 "Five" Premieres Tonight on Lifetime! From Marta Kauffman and fellow executive producers Jennifer Aniston, Paula Wagner, Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chinoy, and Francesca Silvestri, comes Five, an anthology of five short films “exploring the October 5, 2011 Mr. Spock bids farewell to Star Trek conventions On October 2nd, Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing "Mr Spock" in Star Trek: The Original Series, attended what he said would be his last Star Trek convention. He bid fans farewell at Creation October 5, 2011 Would you believe... Bill Dana is 87! The Archive wishes a very happy birthday to comedy legend Bill Dana, born October 5, 1924 as William Szathmary in Quincy, MA. Bill Dana is best-known for his alter-ego, José Jiménez: a character he Pagination « « First ‹ ‹ Previous … 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 … › Next › » Last »
November 1, 2011 Legendary "Academy Awards" Producer Gil Cates, Dies at 77 The Archive of American Television is sad to report that director/producer Gilbert Cates passed away suddenly on Monday, October 31st at the age of 77. He started in early television as an associate
October 30, 2011 20 Years Later - Is Seinfeld Still Stuck in that Parking Garage? "The problem with the mall garage is that everything looks the same. They try to differentiate between levels. They put up different colors, different numbers, different letters. What they need to do
October 29, 2011 TV Builds Character: "America in Primetime" Premieres Sunday on PBS Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today’s heroes and villains have come a long way from their predecessors. America
October 25, 2011 "The Electric Company" Turns F-O-R-T-Y You gotta love a show with a character named "Easy Reader." Morgan Freeman portrayed him, a laid back Easy Rider-esque guy who loved reading on PBS' The Electric Company. Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno jo
October 23, 2011 First Use of Videotape on the First of Two "Jonathan Winters Shows" Jonathan Winters does characters like nobody else. A staple on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen and the star of two shows called The Jonathan Winters Show, Winters is one of comedy’s consummate
October 20, 2011 The CBS Eye Turns 60! On October 20, 1951, CBS' trademark Eye made its television debut. CBS Creative Director of Advertising and Sales Promotion, William Golden, designed the Eye for network identification during station
October 19, 2011 Congratulations to Hector Ramirez for his Record Number of Emmy Nominations! Congratulations to Archive Interviewee Hector Ramirez, the individual record holder for the most overall Emmy nominations with a whopping 64 nominations! Ramirez got his start as a camera operator on
October 17, 2011 "Hollywood Squares" Turns 45 - No Bluffing! October 17th marks the 45th anniversary of Hollywood Squares, which debuted in daytime on October 17, 1966. The 1966 pilot was actually the third attempt at the game show: Bert Parks hosted the first
October 14, 2011 "I Love Lucy" Turns 60 - The Archive has some 'splaining to do I Love Lucy debuted 60 years ago on October 15, 1951 and within 6 months became the first TV show to be seen in 10 million homes. Today it's still broadcast in reruns all over the world. The Archive
October 13, 2011 Toasting a Legend: The Television Academy Presents "An Evening Honoring Carl Reiner" Congratulations to Carl Reiner, who will be honored by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood this evening! Panelists paying tribute to the television legend include Mel Brooks
October 12, 2011 Legendary Costume Designer Ray Aghayan Dies at 83 We've just learned that noted costume designer Ray Aghayan has passed away at the age of 83. He began his work in television designing costumes for Matinee Theater, while on staff with the NBC
October 12, 2011 You Can Own The Fonz's Motorcycle! Arthur Fonzarelli's motorcycle is up for sale! The famous bike will be sold on November 12 by Bonhams at their annual Classic California Sale at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The
October 10, 2011 "Five" Premieres Tonight on Lifetime! From Marta Kauffman and fellow executive producers Jennifer Aniston, Paula Wagner, Kristin Hahn, Kevin Chinoy, and Francesca Silvestri, comes Five, an anthology of five short films “exploring the
October 5, 2011 Mr. Spock bids farewell to Star Trek conventions On October 2nd, Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing "Mr Spock" in Star Trek: The Original Series, attended what he said would be his last Star Trek convention. He bid fans farewell at Creation
October 5, 2011 Would you believe... Bill Dana is 87! The Archive wishes a very happy birthday to comedy legend Bill Dana, born October 5, 1924 as William Szathmary in Quincy, MA. Bill Dana is best-known for his alter-ego, José Jiménez: a character he