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In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Lucille Bliss (1916-2012) talks about her early work in USO shows in San Francisco and her first big break as a voice artist on Walt Disney's...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Kirk Browning (1921-2008) speaks of his early days in television working on live broadcasts at NBC-TV. Next, he describes his work for NBC Opera Theater, working...

In his nearly one-and-a-half-hour interview, Peter Boyle (1935-2006) reminisces about growing up in Philadelphia, where his father performed on local children's television shows.He describes the brief tenure he spent as...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Al Borden (1904-2001) gives a fascinating perspective on working with many great performers, including Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Bob Hope --...

In his nearly four-hour interview, Bernie Brillstein (1931-2008) talks about his experiences growing up in the entertainment world of New York City, and how he eventually landed a job in...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Lee Rich (1927-2012) talks about starting out in television at the advertising agency Benton & Bowles, where he worked to package and sell The Dick Van...

In his one-hour interview, Dick Stiles (1933-2008) speaks about his early years and his interest in art, as well as his first foray into television at the University of Texas...

In his two-hour-and-forty-five-minute interview, Warren Littlefield discusses his early life and his big break working for Warner Bros. Television. He recalls his early days at NBC working under the legendary...

In his over three-hour interview, Joseph M. Wilcots (1939-2009) speaks about his interest in photography as a teenager and his filmmaking experiences while serving in the Navy. He describes his...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Lloyd J. Schwartz talks about his early years including his memories of appearing on the set of the shows his father, Sherwood Schwartz, produced, including...

In her two-hour interview, Nina Tassler discusses her college years studying acting at Boston University and pursuing her acting career after graduation. She talks about moving to Los Angeles (precipitated...

In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Phil Rosenthal talks of his love of television as a kid and his fondness in particular for classic sitcoms such as The Honeymooners. He discusses...

In his three-hour interview, James Sheldon (1920-2016) speaks about breaking into the business as an NBC page, and, after a few years in advertising, turning his attention to directing for...

In his four-hour interview, Ben Wolf (1929-2013) recalls his early television experiences at KLAC and CBS in Los Angeles, working on such programs as The George Burns and Gracie Allen...

In his five-hour interview, George Clayton Johnson (1929-2015) chronicles his career as a fiction, television, and movie writer. He talks about his association with the 1960 feature film Oceans 11...

In his six-hour interview, news producer Joseph Wershba (1920-2011) speaks about his early years with CBS Radio, and making the transition to television. He recalls working with Fred Friendly and...

On his reputation as a writer with deep social conscience, Larry Gelbart (1928-2009) says, "I was very lucky. It is not everybody that gets a vehicle like M*A*S*H, in which...

In her four-hour interview, Loretta Swit (1937-2025) describes her early years as an actress, breaking into theater and television in New York and later moving to Los Angeles. She discusses...

In his five-and-a-half-hour interview, Gene Reynolds (1923-2020) speaks of his early work as a child star in many films. He discusses how he became an actor on live television and...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Burt Metcalfe (1935-2022) talks about his early years as an actor in films and in television series in the 1950s and '60s, including his role as...