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In his three-hour interview, Michael King (1948-2015) talks about his adolescent years and early interests and describes his first work in broadcasting, selling time in radio. He chronicles the history...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Eddie Kean (1924-2010) talks about his background growing up in a musical household. He discusses his early years as a songwriter, which led to his meeting...

In his three-hour interview, Eric Braeden talks about growing up in Germany during World War II and immigrating to the United States. He describes his interest in acting and outlines...

In his three-hour interview, Ward Quaal (1919-2010) describes his lifelong association with Chicago television station WGN, including his beginning as an announcer and working his way up to station manager...

In his two-hour interview, Michael Westmore discusses his family's background as makeup artists (grandfather George applied makeup for Mary Pickford and father Monte was the makeup artist for Gone With...

In his three-hour interview, Loring Mandel (1928-2020) talks about his early life, and his beginning in local Chicago television working with the likes of Mike Wallace, Dave Garroway, and Irv...

In his nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Ken Corday talks about his parents, Ted and Betty Corday, who, along with Irna Philips and Allan Chase, created Days of Our Lives which premiered...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Jeff Zucker talks about his upbringing in Florida and his college years at Harvard. He discusses his early interest in journalism and his first job in...

In his five-hour interview, Ernest Kinoy (1925-2014) describes his early career writing for NBC radio. He discusses writing for many "live" dramatic television shows, including Studio One, Philco-Goodyear Playhouse, Playhouse...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Dan Castellaneta talks about his work as an ensemble player on The Tracey Ullman Show, and his most well-known role, as the voice of "Homer...

In his two-hour-plus interview, Imero Fiorentino (1928-2013) discusses his early years and influences - going to Radio City Music Hall and being intrigued by theater arts, and joining the "stage...

In her over three-hour interview, Josie Carey (1930-2004) discusses beginning her television career as an associate producer on KDKA in Pittsburgh before joining Pittsburgh's then-new public television station WQED, where...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Jeffrey Hayden (1926-2016) talks about his career as an associate director in the first years of the ABC-TV network (1948-50) and as a prolific director of...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Frank Gifford (1930-2015) outlines his career, beginning with his tenure as a professional football player for the New York Giants. Gifford then discusses how his football...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Max Wilk (1920-2011) briefly describes his beginnings as a writer in radio, touring with Irving Berlin's This Is the Army during World War II, and his...

In his two-hour interview, Jon Hamm discusses his childhood in St. Louis, MO, and his early love of reading. He recalls how he got interested in acting and decided to...

In her nearly two-hour interview, Dr. Ruth Westheimer (1928-2024) talks about her early years growing up in Germany until the start of World War II. She discusses her eventual move...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Diane English discusses her upbringing in Buffalo, NY where she first worked as an English and drama teacher before moving to New York City to pursue...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Jason Alexander talks about his early interest in magic, which led to a love of performing and acting on the stage. He describes his early acting...

In her three-hour-plus interview, Winifred Hervey talks about her early interest in theater and writing. She describes getting a Television Academy internship on the show Rhoda, and getting accepted to...