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In his four-hour interview, Milton Berle (1908-2002) fondly recalls "Mama Berle" and her influence on his early career when he started performing as a child in vaudeville. He discusses how...

In his four-hour interview, William Blinn (1937-2020) talks about some of his first writing for television in a variety of dramatic genres for such series as Bonanza, Here Comes the...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Bill Dana (1924-2017) talks about growing up during the Depression, his interest in comedy, and his stint as an NBC page. He discusses teaming up...

In his four-hour interview, Andy Rooney (1919-2011) speaks about his 50-year career in TV. He talks about his entrance into radio and television as a staff writer for Arthur Godfrey...

In her one-and-a-half-hour interview, Ann B. Davis (1926-2014) talks about her early years working in theater and her first big break in television, playing the role of "Schultzy" in the...

In her four-and-a-half-hour interview, Florence Henderson (1934-2016) discusses her career as an actress, first on Broadway, and later on television. She talks about her appearances on The Tonight Show with...

In his nearly four-hour interview, Albert Freedman (1926-2017) talks about his early days as a writer and producer for radio on such audience participation shows as Earn Your Vacation and...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Reza Badiyi (1929-2011) discusses working in his native Iran, where he won awards for documentary filmmaking, and talks about coming to the United States to assist...

In his two-hour interview, Paris Barclay speaks about his experiences in theater under the tutelage of Stephen Sondheim. He describes his big break in television, making music videos (including directing...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Quincy Jones (1933-2024) details his tumultuous early years and pinpoints the moment his life changed as he became interested in music. He talks about starting his...

In the two-and-a-half-hour solo portion of his interview, Dwight Hemion ( 1926–2008) talks about his early television career at ABC in the late 1940s. He discusses in detail the beginnings...

In his one-hour interview, Regis Philbin (1931-2020) talks about his start in television as an NBC page where, among other things, he was seen on camera holding the elevator door...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, John Wells talks about his early years, including his time as a roadie and later as a stage manager. He recalls being called in by Steven...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Richard Crenna (1926-2003) talks about his early years as a busy radio actor in Hollywood. He speaks fondly about the radio community and his work with...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Sam Simon (1955-2015) talks about growing up in Beverly Hills, and shares tales of his early encounters with the likes of Elvis Presley and Groucho Marx...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Al Jean discusses his decision to become a comedy writer. He recalls his first professional writing job for the feature film Airplane 2, and speaks of...

In her two-hour interview, Joyce Randolph (1924-2024) discusses her early years as an actress on the stage and speaks of her first appearance on television in 1946 -- on experimental...

"Bob said, 'I don't want to get tied down, I'll give it a year.' We've been writing together, it'll be 50 years -- and he wasn't sure it would work...

In her four-and-a-half-hour interview, Betty Cole Dukert (1927-2024) speaks of her early interest in journalism and her brief production experience in local radio and television. She recalls her five-decade tenure...

In her forty-minute interview, Betsy Fischer describes her work as the executive producer of Meet the Press. She outlines the process of booking guests and handling production details for the...