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Singer/ Actress Estelle Reiner Has Died

 Thu, 10/30/2008 Estelle Reiner grew up in the Bronx and had a career on radio as a singer. She was a respected Jazz singer until her death. Estelle was married to comedic legend (and Archive interviewee) Carl Reiner in 1943 and had 3 children. In 1989 she appeared in son Rob Reiner's film "When Harry Met Sally" and delivered the film's most memorable line... "I'll have what she's having!" In this interview excerpt with Rob Reiner, he remembers growing up in a house filled with humor, and what he learned from...

Art Director/Graphic Designer Louis Dorfsman Has Died -- Interview Online

 Mon, 10/27/2008 Louis Dorfsman, who designed every aspect of CBS's branding for forty years until his retirement in 1991, has died at the age of 90. In his later years he was the creative director for the Museum of Broadcasting (now the Paley Center for Media). Mr. Dorfsman was interviewed by the Archive in May of 2000 by the Paley Center's Television Curator Ron Simon. Below is Part 2 of his interview, where he describes working at CBS.

NEWSFLASH: "The Archive of American Television Presents" DVD Series Launches with "Studio One"

 Tue, 10/21/2008 On sale November 11th , KOCH Vision and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation officially launches " The Archive of American Television Presents " with the release of 17 digitally-remastered episodes from the distinguished “Westinghouse Presents Studio One” series, which ran on CBS from 1948-1958. A landmark series of The Golden Age of Television, “Studio One” presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received 18-Emmy nominations (including 5 wins) during its prestigious...

Archive Interviewee Edie Adams has Died

 Thu, 10/16/2008 We're sad to report that legendary stage, screen and television performer Edie Adams died Wednesday at the age of 81. She was interviewed by the Archive of American Television in 1999. We last saw her in June of 2007 when she helped us celebrate the Archive's 10th Anniversary. Edie truly supported our mission and was very active in making sure that Ernie Kovacs' legacy as a television pioneer were properly preserved. She will be missed. Here's her full obituary from the CBS News . Watch her...

The World Needs More Ernest Borgnine!

 Fri, 10/10/2008 Today the Archive interviewed film and television icon Ernest Borgnine at his home in Beverly Hills. It was a fun trip down merriment lane, as Ernie reminisced about his theatrical beginnings at the Barter Theater, to his Broadway turn in "Harvey", which led to bookings on early live dramatic series for Philco Television Playhouse (where he met director Delbert Mann), to eventually being cast as a lead in the Academy-Award-winning film " Marty " in 1955 (and made writer Paddy Chayefsky cry at...

"Philco TV Playhouse" Celebrates 60th Anniversary

 Tue, 10/07/2008 The Philco TV Playhouse , which ran from 1948-55, establishing itself as one of the shining examples of the best of the dramatic anthologies during the Golden Age of Television, aired its first production on October 3, 1948. That production was an adaptation of the famed "Dinner at Eight," and Variety raved: "It can be hailed as one of tele's major achievements to date, not only in rich, warm-bodied acting, but in the whole concept." The credit to the success of the series is attributed to...

"My Three Sons" Debuts on DVD Today

 Tue, 09/30/2008 My Three Sons , the popular sitcom starring Fred MacMurray, which, following its long 1960-72 run, found a further audience in syndication, has been released in a Volume One DVD. Although it never cracked the top ten in yearly ratings, this wholesome series received consistently high ratings throughout its run. The show garnered just three Emmy nominations: Outstanding Directing (Peter Tewksbury, 1961), Actor in a Supporting Role (William Demarest, 1968), and Single Performance by an Actress (...