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In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Dick Smothers chronicles his early years and influences. He talks about his family life growing up, his early music experience, and getting...

In this three-and-a-quarter hour interview, Barry Kemp talks about his early television influences, including The Dick Van Dyke Show - his inspiration for pursuing a career in television writing. He...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Glen Charles talks about his early years growing up near Las Vegas. He discusses the radio and television programs he enjoyed in...

In his nearly five-hour interview, Alan "Buz" Kohan talks about growing up in New York and attending the Eastman School of Music. He discusses working with long-time writing partner Bill...

In her seven-and-a-half-hour interview, Marian Rees (1927-2018) talks about her break into television as a member of staff production, where she worked on Lux Video Theatre and An Evening with...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Hazel Shermet (1920-2016) speaks of her stage work, her many radio appearances on The Kate Smith Hour, The Milton Berle Show, and The Fred Allen Show...

In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Ellen M. Violett speaks about her early interest in acting and writing. She talks about writing for Theatre Arts Magazine, where she met early television producer...

In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Nancy Malone (1935-2014) talks about growing up in New York and her early introduction to acting and modeling as a child, including being featured in Life...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, George Sunga (1932-2023) talks about his analysis of the 1950s live television anthology series Climax! that he compiled as part of his studies at San Diego...

In his four-hour interview, Mark Rothman talks about becoming enthralled by television at an early age, and meeting his writing partner Lowell Ganz in college. He describes his first big...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Marge Greene talks about getting her first job in television at local Philadelphia station WPTZ, writing copy for commercials. She describes the shows for which she...

In his three-hour interview, Thomas Murphy (1925-2022) speaks of his early years at WROW-TV in New York. He recalls being appointed the CEO of Capital Cities, and talks of overseeing...

In her nearly three-hour interview, Kathryn Joosten (1939-2012) describes her start in acting at age 42. She outlines her first career, as a psychiatric nurse, and how she decided to...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, William Schallert (1922-2016) talks of wanting to be a composer and stumbling upon acting while studying at UCLA. He describes his involvement with the Circle Theater...

In his three-hour interview, Tucker Wiard (1941-2022) discusses his interest in technology and television from a young age. He recalls the advancements that occurred in TV editing from his time...

In his nearly five-hour interview, Bill Mumy discusses his early years in television, recalling roles on live shows and series like National Velvet. He describes acting in three different episodes...

In the one-hour solo portion of her interview, Anne Meara (1929-2015) recalls her teenage aspirations to be a serious actress. She tells of her time doing summer stock productions and...

In her one-hour interview, Pat Hitchcock O'Connell (1928-2021) shares her memories of her early life in the United Kingdom and moving to the United States as a child in the...

In his two-hour-and-forty-five-minute interview, Randolph Mantoooth talks about his early years and what made him want to pursue a career in acting. He speaks of early television appearances on The...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Barry Livingston discusses his early start in acting, following in the footsteps of his older brother, actor Stanley Livingston. He describes an early recurring role...