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"I think my life experience informs my directing much more than my acting skills. I think I know how to put an actor at ease, I don’t know the language...

The writers and co-creators of Friends and Dream On shared their story with the Archive in 2010. The longtime writing partners were interviewed together, and individually about their past and...

Chairy, Jambi, Pterri, Randy… on September 13, 1986, Pee-Wee's Playhouse introduced dozens of lovable characters to millions of viewers on Saturday mornings. Expanded from a live stage show into a...

Yesterday marked the return of Monday Night Football as the New England Patriots take on the Miami Dolphins at 7pm EST! Archive interviewees Al Michaels and Curt Gowdy (1919-2006) are...

Legendary actor Cliff Robertson passed away on September 10th, one day after his 88th birthday. The Archive of American Television interviewed him about his television work in 2005. Here are...

The Archive offers congratulations to America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh, who will receive the Governors Award at this Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The award honors “an individual, company...

Before Carrie Bradshaw, before Murphy Brown, even before Mary Richards, it was That Girl’s Ann Marie who first showed American television viewers that it was okay to pursue a career...

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be given out September 10 and 18, 2011 in Los Angeles. The Archive of American Television congratulates all of this year's nominees! Below are...

Sad news: noted director Charles Dubin passed away on September 5th at the age of 92. Dubin began his career as an actor, and transitioned to television as an assistant...

" Never say goodbye to your day job or any job. Seriously, I'm not one to discourage anybody.. I would say this- if you're going to go into this business...

We're sad to report the passing of Donald Taffner, Sr., who died early this morning. Don founded DLT Entertainment in 1963 -- specializing in international television distribution. DLT was responsible...

According to early reviews, Archive Interviewee James Garner doesn't hold back in his new memoir, The Garner Files. Television's "Maverick" and star of The Rockford Files takes a keen look...

"The problem with the mall garage is that everything looks the same. They try to differentiate between levels. They put up different colors, different numbers, different letters. What they need...

Since its inception, television has served as a lens on American society, and in the expansive world of modern TV, today’s heroes and villains have come a long way from...

You gotta love a show with a character named "Easy Reader." Morgan Freeman portrayed him, a laid back Easy Rider-esque guy who loved reading on PBS' The Electric Company. Bill...

Jonathan Winters does characters like nobody else. A staple on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen and the star of two shows called The Jonathan Winters Show, Winters is one...

On October 20, 1951, CBS' trademark Eye made its television debut. CBS Creative Director of Advertising and Sales Promotion, William Golden, designed the Eye for network identification during station breaks...

Congratulations to Archive Interviewee Hector Ramirez, the individual record holder for the most overall Emmy nominations with a whopping 64 nominations! Ramirez got his start as a camera operator on...

October 17th marks the 45th anniversary of Hollywood Squares, which debuted in daytime on October 17, 1966. The 1966 pilot was actually the third attempt at the game show: Bert...

I Love Lucy debuted 60 years ago on October 15, 1951 and within 6 months became the first TV show to be seen in 10 million homes. Today it's still...