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In his hour-long interview, Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007) describes his long association with the Walt Disney Studios where he became a preeminent matte artist. He discusses the craft of the matte...

In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Donald L. Taffner, Sr. (1930-2011) talks about his work in the television division at the William Morris Agency in the 1950s, commenting on the shows that...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Nick Stewart (1910-2000) talks about his early comedic work with Milton Berle and Eddie Cantor. He explains how his work with Mae West and John Wayne...

In her two-hour interview, Priscilla Morgan (1919-2014) discusses her start as a secretary/script girl in radio for Young & Rubicam on such shows as The Aldrich Family and Duffy's Tavern...

In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Jeff Fager discusses his childhood in Wellesley, MA and what he learned as an English major at Colgate University. He talks about his first news...

In his two-hour interview, Robert Vaughn (1932-2016) talks about growing up as the son of actors and speaks of his own early stage and radio performances during the 1940s. He...

In her two-hour interview, Leslie Uggams describes her childhood growing up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and how she began performing at the Apollo Theater at the age...

In the over two-hour solo portion of her interview, Felicity Huffman discusses her childhood love of acting and her first television role, on an ABC Afterschool Special. She describes attending...

In the two-hour solo portion of his interview, William H. Macy describes studying acting with playwright David Mamet at Goddard College, and goes into detail about the acting method he...

In his two-hour interview, Bernie Orenstein talks about his early life in Canada and moving to New York City to write for Candid Camera. He discusses writing for The Hollywood...

In the eleven-minute solo portion of her interview, Susan Raymond discusses her childhood and early influences. She talks about her memories of early television and her career path from social...

"Bob said, 'I don't want to get tied down, I'll give it a year.' We've been writing together, it'll be 50 years -- and he wasn't sure it would work...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Sterling “Red” Quinlan (1916-2007) discusses how he began his career in 1947 at WBKB in Chicago -- where he eventually worked his way up to...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Frank Inn (1916-2002) talks about his early years, and his first job on the MGM lot as a laborer. He describes training a dog after a...

In her two-hour interview, Rita Lakin (1930-2023) talks about her early life, as well as growing up during World War II. She describes her first television-writing job for Dr. Kildare...

In part one of his two-part interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Bill Dana (1924-2017) discusses the use of humor as a survival tool. He talks about...

In her two-hour interview, Mary V. Ahern (1922-2021) talks about her early years and her experience during World War II, which led her to work for the ABC radio public...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Wink Martindale (1933-2025) talks about his early years and being a DJ in Memphis, TN, where he was the first DJ to play a record by...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Larry Wilmore talks about his early years, developing his stand-up routine, and doing improv. He describes early shows he auditioned for or appeared on, including a.k.a...

In his two-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Shelley Berman (1925-2017) talks about his early career, and recording his first comedy album, “Inside Shelley Berman.” He...