Rita Riggs

On her early life and influences; on her education and on designing dresses for school plays; on being hired out of school by CBS, and going to work at Television City

On a typical workday at CBS Television City in the 1950s; on adjustments that were made for costume designers when television switched to color; on costuming The Bob Crosby Show

On costuming Playhouse 90; on a typical workweek costuming for Playhouse 90; on working with various people on Playhouse 90

On costuming for Playhouse 90's "Days of Wine and Roses" and "Old Man"; on using the Western Costume Company for Playhouse 90; on the Hollywood Blacklist

On Playhouse 90 producer Martin Manulis; on saving the Universal costume stock, and on costuming for various westerns; on working in costuming at Revue Studios

On dealing with costuming guest-stars; on costuming for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

On costuming for Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," starring Janet Leigh; on costume elements used for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

On working in costuming on Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" with Edith Head; on costuming Alfred Hitchcock's feature "Marnie"; on working with Edith Head and Alfred Hitchcock

On costuming John Frankenheimer's film "Seconds" and various other features; on working for Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin on the feature "Divorce, American Style"

On how she came to do costumes for Norman Lear's All in the Family; on working with Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, and on heading up the costume department at their Tandem Productions

On finding clothes for All in the Family; on costuming "Archie Bunker," played by Carroll O'Connor, and the rest of the cast of All in the Family; on costuming Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford as "George and Louise Jefferson" on All in the Family and The Jeffersons

On working on costuming with the creative team of All in the Family, and the freedom she enjoyed working under Norman Lear; on the importance and legacy of All in the Family

On doing Beatrice Arthur's costumes for Maude; on costuming "Walter Findlay," played by Bill Macy, and the rest of the cast of Maude

On working with Rue McClanahan as "Vivian Harmon" on Maude; on working with Esther Rolle as "Florida Evans" on Maude and Good Times; on designing costumes for Maude and on how she chose her palettes

On designing costumes for Sanford & Son, and on the challenges of designing for Redd Foxx, who played a junkman; on designing costumes for Good Times for Esther Rolle; on costuming for One Day at a Time

On costuming Bonnie Franklin as "Ann Romano" on One Day at a Time; on costuming Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips as "Barbara and Julie Cooper" on One Day at a Time, and on the process of costuming on a regular series; on costuming Pat Harrington, Jr. as "Dwayne Schneider" on One Day at a Time

On costuming the cast of The Jeffersons, including Isabel Sanford as "Louise Jefferson" and Roxie Roker as "Helen Willis"; on a typical work week working as a costumer for several shows at once; on costuming Mike Evans and Damon Evans as "Lionel Jefferson," and the rest of the cast of The Jeffersons

On the process of designing costumes for television; on favorite fabrics and colors she uses when costuming, where she finds her inspiration, and her philosophy of costuming; on the difference between being credited for costumes and wardrobe

On costuming Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, starring Louise Lasser; on costuming for Hot L Baltimore, All's Fair, and The Nancy Walker Show

On costuming various feature films, and starting her own design studios; on working on various projects with Jean Stapleton, and on working with Franklin J. Schaffner on the feature "Yes, Giorgio"; on costuming He's the Mayor, Bagdad Café, and Broadway Bound

On costuming V.I.P. and Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years; on the importance of continuing to work; on advice to aspiring television costume designers and how she would like to be remembered