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Interview

Fred de Cordova
In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Fred de Cordova (1910-2001) talks about his early life and experiences in New York City working for the Shubert Organization which led to him eventually moving...
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Charles S. Dubin
In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Charles S. Dubin (1919-2011) describes his lengthy career as a television director, which began in 1950 when he was hired at ABC as an associate director...
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Ruth Engelhardt
In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Ruth Engelhardt (1921-2008) vividly describes her over 55-year association with the William Morris Agency. She recalls how she worked her way up from being a secretary...
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George Takei
In his nearly three-hour interview, George Takei talks about his earliest years, defined by his placement in Japanese internment camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He speaks of his...
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Jerry Stiller
In the two-hour solo portion of his interview, Jerry Stiller (1927-2020) chronicles his notable work in the long-form production Seize the Day, and details the role for which he is...
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Ruby Dee
In her two-hour interview, Ruby Dee (1922-2014) talks about her start in show business as an actress in feature films and on Broadway, and describes the experience of being an...
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Phyllis Diller
In her three-hour-plus interview, Phyllis Diller (1917-2012) speaks of her beginnings as a successful comic breaking out of her shell as a middle-aged housewife when she appeared for the first...
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Mike Douglas
In his three-hour interview, Mike Douglas (1925-2006) talks about his start in television as the host of the local Chicago series Hi Ladies and discusses his career as a singer...
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Alan Young
In his three-hour interview, Alan Young (1919-2016) discusses his Scottish and Canadian upbringing and starting his show business career as a teenager on radio. He speaks of The Alan Young...
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Marge Champion
In her five-hour interview, Marge Champion (1919-2020) talks about her early years growing up as the daughter of a choreographer in Hollywood. She describes working for Walt Disney as the...
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Cyd Charisse
In her two-hour interview, Cyd Charisse (1922-2008) talks about her start as a dancer for the Ballet Russe. She describes in detail her fourteen-year tenure under contract at MGM studios...
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Studs Terkel
In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Studs Terkel (1912-2008) relates the history of the Chicago School of Television (including his relationships with Burr Tillstrom, Fran Allison, and Dave Garroway). He speaks in...
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Mark Burnett
In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Mark Burnett details his upbringing in England and his time in the British Army before discussing his move to Los Angeles, CA. He describes several of...
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Katie Couric
In her one-hour interview, Katie Couric discusses her path from desk assistant at ABC News to desk anchor at CBS News. She details her love of writing and how she...
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Chuck Lorre
In his three-hour interview, Chuck Lorre discusses his path from songwriter/musician to show creator/producer. He describes his childhood in Long Island, his college years at SUNY Potsdam, and being a...
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Maxine Stuart
In her hour-long interview, Maxine Stuart (1918-2013) talks about her formative years in theater and her appearances in early live television productions for NBC, including an experimental show in 1939...
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Gale Storm
In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Gale Storm (1922-2009) talks about her days as a motion picture actress and how she won a contract with RKO Studios. She recalls working with Roy...
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Tom Freston
In his three-hour interview, Tom Freston discusses his early years and education, and his first professional job in advertising, which he left after two years. He recalls traveling through Europe...
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Doris Roberts
In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Doris Roberts (1930-2016) recalls how legendary comedian Lily Tomlin discovered her in a Broadway play and brought her to Los Angeles to perform on The Lily...
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Del Reisman
In his six-hour interview, Del Reisman (1924-2011) looks back on growing up as a "studio brat," observing his mother at work as a secretary at Universal Studios in the 1930s...
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