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Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) always knew she'd have a career on stage, "I knew at a very early age what I wanted to do. Some people refer to it as...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Sheldon Leonard (1907-1997) shares his fondest memories about the pioneering programs he produced such as The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Buck Henry (1930-2020) talks about gaining performing and writing experience in the improvisational troupe The Premise. He also discusses writing for such television series as The...

In his four-hour interview, Greg Garrison (1924-2005) talks about working in television in 1947 at the ABC affiliate WFIL in Philadelphia. He describes his eventual move to Chicago to produce...

In her nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Barbara Feldon speaks about her early interests in both acting and ballet, and chronicles her time at Carnegie Tech Drama School (now Carnegie Mellon). She...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Tom Bosley (1927-2010) recalls his earliest days as an actor, working on NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame productions of "Born Yesterday," "The Good Fairy," "Alice in...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, actress Marion Ross describes her early career, including her appearance as a regular on the 1950s sitcom Life With Father and appearing as a guest on...

In his two-hour interview, Pat Robertson (1930-2023) describes the founding of his ministry and his creation of the Christian Broadcast Network. He speaks about his early years pursuing a law...

In his four-hour interview, Sam Denoff (1928-2011) describes his work in radio at WNEW in New York and his move to Los Angeles to work in television, starting with The...

In his three-hour interview, Don Knotts (1924-2006) discusses his early comedy routines and ventriloquism acts which led to radio and television appearances on The Lanny Ross Show (radio), Arthur Godfrey's...

In his three-hour interview, Ron Howard reminisces about his early years growing up in Burbank, the son of actor parents, and his own start at age three using a dialogue...

In his three-hour interview, Gavin MacLeod (1931-2021) talks about changing his name from Allan See to Gavin MacLeod and his early years as an actor in theater, movies, and as...

Garry Marshall (1934-2016) recounts that he never thought about a career in television until he watched the variety comedy series Caesar's Hour. "...It was the most influential show cause I...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Andy Griffith (1926-2012) talks about his breakout comedy debut, "What It Was, Was Football" and his first success on Broadway in No Time for Sergeants. He...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Dennis Franz talks about his early years breaking into the theater, including his work performing as a regular member of the Organic Theater Company in Chicago...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, David Milch discusses his early life and influences, and how he came to write for Hill Street Blues. He talks about his stint as a writer...

Steven Bochco (1943-2018), a producer known to "push the envelope" in many of the series he created and produced, attests to experiencing as much drama behind-the-scenes as on the screen...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Hugh Downs (1921-2020) discusses his 50-plus years in television. He talks of his career in radio and transitioning to television in the Chicago market. He recalls...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Leslie Moonves discusses his early years working as an actor, before producing for the theater. He then details his early executive jobs at Twentieth Century Television...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Herbert S. Schlosser (1926-2021) speaks about growing up in Atlantic City, his early interest in television, his experiences during World War II, and his education. He...