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On his college years at Vanderbilt; on meeting his wife at Vanderbilt; on entering World War II and his recollections of Pearl Harbor; on getting married; on gaining weight so he could enlist in the Air Force; on wanting to be a pilot, but not being a very good one 13:09
Interview: Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann on learning directing techniques from Fred Coe 03:44
Interview: Delbert Mann | Person: Fred Coe
Delbert Mann on how he decided he wanted to be a director 00:43
Interview: Delbert Mann | Profession: Directors
Delbert Mann on entering World War II, his recollections of Pearl Harbor, and joining the Air Force 08:53
Interview: Delbert Mann | Topic: World War II
Delbert Mann on entering World War II, his recollections of Pearl Harbor, and joining the Air Force 08:53
Interview: Delbert Mann | Topic: War
Delbert Mann on entering World War II, his recollections of Pearl Harbor, and joining the Air Force 08:53
Interview: Delbert Mann | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change
Delbert Mann on his family's thoughts on FDR 00:47
Interview: Delbert Mann | Topic: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Delbert Mann on his family's thoughts on FDR 00:47
Interview: Delbert Mann | Topic: Television and the Presidency
On serving in the Air Force during World War II; on flying B24s in the 8th Air Corps; on intelligence work during the war; on getting to see theater in London during the war; on British theater still thriving during World War II; on how he decided to go into theater 15:22
Interview: Delbert Mann
On the quality of the theater productions he saw in Great Britain; on D-Day, V-E Day, and V-J Day; on seeing special service troops perform 09:37
Interview: Delbert Mann
On starting at Yale Drama School (thanks to the GI Bill); on Fred Coe helping to set up a directing job for him 03:47
Interview: Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann on British theater still thriving during World War II 01:20
Interview: Delbert Mann | Person: Laurence Olivier
Delbert Mann on British theater still thriving during World War II 01:20
Interview: Delbert Mann | Person: Ralph Richardson
Delbert Mann on the quality of the theater productions he saw in Great Britain 02:00
Interview: Delbert Mann | Person: Ralph Richardson
Delbert Mann on the quality of the theater productions he saw in Great Britain 02:00
Interview: Delbert Mann | Person: Laurence Olivier
Delbert Mann on seeing special service troops perform during the war 00:55
Interview: Delbert Mann | Person: Peggy Wood
Delbert Mann on Fred Coe helping to set up a directing job for him 00:58
Interview: Delbert Mann | Person: Fred Coe
Delbert Mann on how he decided to go into theater 03:26
Interview: Delbert Mann | Profession: Directors
Delbert Mann on serving in the Air Force during World War II 15:22
Interview: Delbert Mann | Topic: World War II
Delbert Mann on D-Day, V-E Day and V-J Day; on seeing special service troops perform 07:37
Interview: Delbert Mann | Topic: World War II
On classmates and professors at Yale Drama School; on Fred Coe recommending him for a job at NBC; on his first NBC directing job on Theater of the Mind; on assisting and directing on Mary Kay and Johnny and Lights Out 11:23
Interview: Delbert Mann
On rehearsals for live television; on Fred Coe bringing him on as an alternating and then full-time director on Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse; on the television studios he worked in and talent coming from radio and theater 09:33
Interview: Delbert Mann
On the panicked atmosphere of early live television; on where he lived in New York; on his on-set demeanor on Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse; on the talented writers of Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse 07:50
Interview: Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann on Fred Coe bringing him on as an alternating and then full-time director on Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse 03:26
Interview: Delbert Mann | Genre: Classic Anthology Series