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Happy Thanksgiving!

Have some classic TV with your Thanksgiving dinner this year... Watch The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show's"Thanksgiving" episode from 1951, and see Archive interview excerpts with writers Paul

Norman Lloyd Marks 70 Years on TV with "Modern Family"

Norman Lloyd is best known for playing kindly "Dr. Auschlander" on St. Elsewhere (photo below, right) and as the titular character in Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1942 film Saboteur; he also produced

TV Executive & Producer William Self Has Died

William Self served as an executive at 20th Century Fox where he oversaw such now-classic TV series as Batman, Julia, and M*A*S*H and was an Emmy-nominated producer of the 1991 Hallmark Hall of Fame p

Carroll Pratt, Laugh machine expert, has died

Carroll Pratt, a protege of laugh machine creator Charley Douglass, has died at the age of 89. Carroll Pratt's Archive Interview was conducted on June 12, 2003. Interview description: Carroll Pratt wa

Noel Taylor, Emmy-winning Costume Designer— has Died

Noel Taylor was the first person acknowledged by the Emmy Awards for costume design in 1965 for the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "The Magnificent Yankee"— the first year that costume design was

Primetime TV Crimefighters TV Academy Event Coverage Posted

The Archive was on the scene for coverage of the TV Academy's Primetime TV Crimefighters Event red carpet arrivals. Video clips posted include panelists Mike Connors, Marg Helgenberger, Thomas Gibson

Stephen Sondheim's "Evening Primrose" comes to DVD

New from The Archive of American Television Presents DVD Series: EVENING PRIMROSE – Digitally Restored & Re-Mastered Starring Anthony Perkins and Charmian Carr Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim •

"The Pacific" Is Released on DVD and Blu-ray

WWII miniseries The Pacific comes out on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow.  The Pacific received the most nominations (24) and wins (8) for any program at this year's Emmy Awards.  Its eight wins included

James Wall, Longtime CBS Stage Manager, Has Died

James Wall served as a stage manager for CBS for nearly 50 years and appeared on camera as teacher "Mr. Baxter" on Captain Kangaroo.  It was Wall's idea that Captain Kangaroo should feature an

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"Jive-speaking" TV mom Barbara Billingsley dies at 94

The Archive regrets to report that actress Barbara Billingsley passed away on Saturday, October 16th at the age of 94. Best known for her TV mom role as June Cleaver, Billingsley also did a famous

"Moonlighting" Faded to Black & White 25 Years Ago Today

Airing on October 15, 1985, one of Moonlighting's most well-remembered episodes is the film noirish "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice." It was shot and aired (mostly) in black and white, featured

Chicago Broadcasting Legend Ward Quaal Has Died

Ward Quaal was a broadcasting pioneer who transitioned from radio to television at the advent of the medium and became president of WGN, Chicago.  He died on September 24, at the age of 91. Interview

Show Creator Stephen J. Cannell has died— Archive interview Online

Stephen J. Cannell spanned many decades as a writer-producer, where he helmed such series as The Rockford Files, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, Wiseguy, and The Commish.  He won the Emmy

"The Andy Griffith Show" 50th Anniversary

After a pilot episode aired on The Danny Thomas Show ("Danny Meets Andy Griffith," airdate: 2/15/60), The Andy Griffith Show landed on CBS' following fall schedule, debuting on October 3, 1960. It