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In his five-and-a-half-hour interview, Dick Smith (1922-2014) speaks at length about the difficulties of establishing television's first makeup department, at NBC. He discusses the challenges of working with the studio's hot...

In his two-hour interview, Tom Poston (1921-2007) talks about his first television appearances, including his stint as a regular on Hawkins Falls and Population 6200, which originated in Chicago. He...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Marty Krofft (1937-2023) discusses his early involvement in puppetry and his father’s puppeteering. He talks about his relationship with his brother, Sid...

In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Pat Morita (1932-2005) talks about his early years, including his childhood internment in a camp in California for Japanese Americans during World War II. Morita...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Tom Smothers (1937-2023) chronicles his early years and influences. He discusses his interest in music growing up, getting into comedy, and the...

In his three-hour interview, William Self (1921-2010) discusses his early career acting in movies and his friendship with Spencer Tracy, which led to his television producing career. He talks about...

In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Jan Scott (1914-2003) speaks about her early career working for NBC in Chicago and New York as an art director. She recalls working on live shows...

In his over three-hour interview, Hugh O'Brian (1925-2016) speaks about moving to Los Angeles to embark on an acting career following his service during World War II. He describes his...

In her two-hour interview, June Foray (1917-2017) discusses her start in radio and her transition to voiceover work for animation and television. She speaks of several of the characters she...

In his nearly five-hour interview, Chuck Fries (1928-2021) talks about working at Ziv Television, which produced Sea Hunt and syndicated programming like Highway Patrol. He discusses his stint at Screen...

Leonard Nimoy expresses how he felt at being Emmy-nominated: "I cried. I thought, whoa. Wow. What a thrill. Particularly because the nominations are done by your fellow actors, and I...

In his two-hour interview, actor Keith Thibodeaux discusses his early childhood and how his interest and talent in drumming led him to become a member of the Horace Heidt Orchestra...

In his one-hour interview, Jack Larson (1928-2015) speaks in great detail about the role for which he is most well-known, cub reporter "Jimmy Olsen" in the 1950s television series Adventures...

In his one-hour interview, Dr. Lewis Bernstein talks about his early interest in teaching children and his education in the United States and Israel. He describes how he landed a...

In his four-hour interview, Mel Tolkin (1913-2007) talks about his early years writing for Camp Tamiment, where he was discovered by producer Max Liebman, and his writing partnership with Lucille...

In her four-and-a-half-hour interview, Joan Ganz Cooney talks about her early involvement in public television in New York, where she worked as a producer for local station WNET. She discusses...

In her one-hour interview, Lesley Stahl talks about discovering her passion for journalism and her early years in television, including working as a producer at CBS affiliate WHDH in Boston...

In the one-hour solo portion of his interview, Tim Conway (1933-2019) talks about his early years in local television at Cleveland's WJW, where he was discovered by Rose Marie. He...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, E. G. Marshall (1910-1998) talks about his childhood, education, and performing with the American Art Theater. He recalls early roles on Broadway including The Skin of...

In his five-hour interview, Norman Lear (1922-2023) speaks about his early work in publicity and his move to Los Angeles, where he teamed up with comedy writer Ed Simmons. He...