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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...

In her nearly hour-and-a-half-hour interview, Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) briefly talks about her early stage work in New York and abroad and shares her thoughts regarding a performer's relationship with the...

In his four-hour interview, Dick Askin talks about his early days as an account executive at WNBC in New York, dealing with local shows like Not For Women Only. He...

In his three-hour interview, Keenen Ivory Wayans talks about his career as a comedian, writer, and producer. He discusses growing up in New York City with his five brothers and...

In his three-hour interview, Alf Clausen (1941-2025) talks about his early interest in music, the instruments he played as a child, and watching his favorite show, American Bandstand. He describes...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, John Shaffner talks about his early life, including television he watched as a child and his first impressions of color TV. He describes his education at...

In his three-hour interview, John A. Martinelli (1939-2022) talks about his first industry job in the ABC Film Department and shares how it led to a job assistant editing The...

In this three-hour interview, Lowell Bergman recalls his early years and his time as a print journalist for the underground press and Rolling Stone. He recounts making the transition to...

In his three-hour interview, Bob Simon (1941-2015) talks of his childhood growing up in the Bronx and his college years at Brandeis University. He speaks of his Fulbright Scholarship which...

In his four-hour interview, Alan Perris talks about his early years in local television in Cleveland and Buffalo. He recalls his successful stint in Jacksonville as general manager of WJXT...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Ray Dolby (1933-2013) discusses his early interests in technology and music. He describes tinkering with tape recorders and starting to work at Ampex while still in...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, John J. Lloyd (1922-2014) talks about his early years in motion pictures (including his work on The Quiet Man) and his switch to television production with...

In his three-hour interview, Joe Sedelmaier discusses his early years working as an art director at several advertising agencies including Young & Rubicam and J. Walter Thompson. He talks about...