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40 Years Ago: "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" Premieres

Forty years ago, on February 19th, 1968, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premiered. Originally titled Misterogers (as its precursor had been called in Canada) the show emanated from WQED Pittsburgh and

Emmy Award-Winning Director Kirk Browning Dies At Age 86 -- Archive Interview Online

Kirk Browning, whose directorial credits span from the first televised version of Gian-Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors in 1951 to the Brian Dennehy-starring version of Death of A Salesman

Jack Larson, TV's Jimmy Olsen, Turns 75 Today!

Jack Larson played everyone's favorite cub reporter from 1952-58 on the syndicated The Adventures of Superman, which starred George Reeves. He recently made a cameo appearance in the 2006 big screen

Archive Interviewee Ruby Dee Gets Her Due

Actress Ruby Dee won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for American Gangster and has received her very first Oscar nomination for the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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