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In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Mel Shavelson (1917-2007) talks about starting out as a press agent with Milt Josefsberg in 1938 and moving to Los Angeles the following year, with Mr...

In his three-hour interview, Newton N. Minow (1926-2023) discusses how he began his legal career as a law clerk to Chief Justice Fred Vinson. He describes how he went on...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Richard Donner (1930-2021) talks about his start as an actor in New York and the career-changing moment when director Martin Ritt told him that he should...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Carroll Pratt (1921-2010) talks about his start in feature films at MGM in the sound department where his father worked. He speaks in great detail about...

In his nearly four-hour interview, John Moffitt describes his start in television as a production assistant on The Ed Sullivan Show. He details rising through the ranks to become an...

Sharon Gless remembers the moment she decided to pursue her dream of acting, while in her mid-20s: "One of my jobs was to interview actresses [at a film company] who...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Clint Walker (1927-2018) talks about the many odd jobs he held before embarking on a film and television career. He tells how he ventured out...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, James Arness (1923-2011) speaks about his early years and experiences, which included serving in the army during World War II, and recalls his start in local...

In his four-hour interview, Bill Persky discusses his early years in advertising and radio, before teaming up with longtime partner, Sam Denoff. He describes how after writing for The Steve...

In his two-hour interview, Tony Randall (1920-2004) talks about his early years, and his earliest experiences working in television with producer Fred Coe. He talks about appearing on the series...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970-2025) recalls his early television appearances on shows like Fame and Matt Houston. He describes being cast on The Cosby Show as "Theo Huxtable,"...

In her two-hour interview, Phylicia Rashad recounts childhood memories growing up in Houston, TX and in Mexico City, Mexico. She describes her parents and acknowledges the accomplishments of her mother...

Jay Sandrich (1932-2021) describes his philosophy for directing as "...move the cameras, don't ever move the actors. Make a scene work, then worry about how you're gonna shoot it." In...

In the half-hour solo portion of her interview, Marcy Carsey discusses her first job as an NBC tour guide and how it led to working on The Tonight Show Starring...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Tom Werner speaks of working first in documentaries, then joining ABC's planning and development department. He recalls the shows he helped develop...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012) discusses his youth and the influence of his mother on his future acting ambitions. He reflects on enlisting in the Navy in the...

In his three-hour interview, Robert Guillaume (1927-2017) discusses his lengthy career in television, which began with guest appearances on the series Julia, All in the Family, and The Jeffersons. He...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Norman Felton (1913-2012) discusses his role in radio and in early television in Chicago, as part of the distinguished Chicago School of Television with Charlie Andrews...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Tony Thomas talks about growing up as the son of Danny Thomas. He recalls visiting his father on the set of Make Room for Daddy, where...

In her nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Betty White (1922-2021) talks about her start in television as a co-host, with Al Jarvis, on L.A.'s local station KLAC in 1949. She also recalls...