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In his four-hour interview, Bill Melendez (1916-2008) speaks about his beginnings at Walt Disney Studios and later at Warner Bros., where he animated cartoons featuring popular characters including Bugs Bunny...

In his nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Dr. Robert Adler (1913-2007) speaks in great detail about his pioneering work as the developer of the first practical wireless television remote control (co-invented with...

In his four-hour interview, Gary David Goldberg (1944-2013) reminisces about his early years, growing up in a close family in Brooklyn (which later was the basis for his Brooklyn Bridge...

In his two-hour interview, performer Bob McGrath (1932-2022) details his four-decade run as "Bob" on the classic children's series Sesame Street. He describes getting cast on the show, what a...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Ted Koppel speaks about his family's emigration from England (where he was born) to the United States. Koppel recounts his early career in radio news in...

In his two-hour interview, Jerry Falwell (1933-2007) talks about growing up the son of an entrepreneur, and his eventual calling to the Christian ministry. He discusses starting his first television...

Long before becoming a part of the Star Trek universe himself, LeVar Burton watched the original series, impressed to see an African American character in Nichelle Nichols' "Uhura": "I was...

In his two-hour interview, Bill Daily (1927-2018) speaks about his early years working as a comedy writer in local television in New York and other cities. He describes working with...

In his nearly five-hour interview, Joseph Sargent (1925-2014) talks about his early years as an actor on stage and in television. He describes learning the directing craft while shooting the...

In his over four-hour interview, Robert Justman (1926-2008) talks about breaking into the entertainment industry as a production assistant in low-budget feature films, and discusses his entrance into television as...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Jim McKay (1921-2008) talks about starting his career in 1947 at WMAR-TV in Baltimore. He discusses going on to work with producer Roone Arledge at...

In his over four-hour interview, Don Mischer (1940-2025) talks about his early interest in television production, his schooling, and how he planned to be an academic but got into production...

In her nearly two-hour interview, Patricia Heaton talks of growing up a "daydreamer" in Cleveland and enjoying the attention she got as the daughter of Chuck Heaton, a well-known local...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) recalls his early years in Hollywood as a screenwriter for feature films and the success he achieved in that field, culminating in his...

In her nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) talks about her work as a cast member on the original Star Trek (NBC, 1966-69) playing "Lieutenant Uhura." Nichols discusses how this...

In his three-hour interview, Walter Koenig talks about his start in acting and his short-lived career as a dancer. He describes his early years in television, including guest spots on...

In his nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, John Soh discusses his early years in South Korea, where he developed an interest in American films. He talks about moving to the United States...

In her two-hour interview, Sheila Nevins describes her early experience in documentary filmmaking for PBS' The Great American Dream Machine and CBS' Who's Who and details her hiring at HBO...

In his over three-hour interview, David Pressman (1913-2011) recounts his arrival in the U.S. from Russia in 1922 and his early interest in acting. He talks about acting at the...

In her two-hour interview, actress Erika Slezak talks about her early years and describes her father, screen star Walter Slezak, and her grandfather, a famous opera singer. She discusses her...