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James Wall served as a stage manager for CBS for nearly 50 years and appeared on camera as teacher "Mr. Baxter" on Captain Kangaroo. It was Wall's idea that Captain...

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The Archive regrets to report that actress Barbara Billingsley passed away on Saturday, October 16th at the age of 94. Best known for her TV mom role as June Cleaver...

Airing on October 15, 1985, one of Moonlighting's most well-remembered episodes is the film noirish "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice." It was shot and aired (mostly) in black and...

Ward Quaal was a broadcasting pioneer who transitioned from radio to television at the advent of the medium and became president of WGN, Chicago. He died on September 24, at...

After a pilot episode aired on The Danny Thomas Show ("Danny Meets Andy Griffith," airdate: 2/15/60), The Andy Griffith Show landed on CBS' following fall schedule, debuting on October 3...

Stephen J. Cannell spanned many decades as a writer-producer, where he helmed such series as The Rockford Files, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, Wiseguy, and The Commish. He...

Fifty years ago today, The Flintstones debuted— the first made-for-TV primetime animated series in the US. A twist on modern society, the series followed two working-class couples who lived in...

Arthur Penn, who began his career as a director during the Golden Age of TV, has died at the age of 88. In television in the 1950s, he worked on...

"The Great Debates"— a series of discussions with then-Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy— aired network-wide on September 26, October 7, October 13, and October...

TV legends Tim Conway and Harvey Korman get serious in their interviews for the TV Academy Foundation's Archive of American Television. In this 3-disc set, each is interviewed separately about...

On September 19, 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show debuted and ran for seven perfect seasons. As part of a Saturday night line-up considered among the best ever in TV...

When The Golden Girls debuted on September 14, 1985, Variety called it "a funny, fast-paced, well-written sitcom with all the earmarks of a potential hit." They called it. The series...

Legendary composer Fred Steiner passed away on June 23rd at the age of 88. The prolific composer (and musicologist) worked on many series including Playhouse 90, The Twilight Zone, Perry...

Archive Interviewee Diane English is no stranger to the big or small screen. In her two-and-a-half hour interview, she discusses writing for television’s Foley Square, My Sister Sam, and Ink...

Archive Interviewee Katherine Helmond is schedule to return to the small screen as "Caroline Bellefleur" on the HBO series True Blood. Ms. Helmond is of course, well-known to our followers...

In her newly released 2010 interview, journalist Katie Couric describes her career in front of the camera as correspondent, reporter, co-host & anchor of some of television’s most respected programs...

Happy 100th birthday to manager/producer Irving Fein! Fein is best known for his 28-year association with comedian Jack Benny, and later, his 22-year association with comedian (and now fellow centenarian...

A very happy birthday to show host ( This Old House, Bob Vila) and renovation expert Bob Vila, who turns 65 today. In this clip from his Archive of American...

Connie Britton has a remarkable resume as a television actress. As a regular cast member on three popular, critically-acclaimed television shows, she has brought her signature toughness, vulnerability, and intelligence...