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In his two-hour interview, Craig Mazin talks about his childhood, growing up in New York and New Jersey, and his early ambition to become a neurosurgeon. He discusses attending Princeton...

In her two-hour interview, Lynda Carter talks about growing up in Phoenix, AZ and the influence of her parents, particularly her mother. She details how she began singing in bands...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Sid Krofft (1929-2026) talks about his childhood and his early interest in puppets. He discusses getting involved in puppetry and touring with...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, David Poltrack discusses his role as a marketing and research executive at CBS for over four decades. He chronicles his career in advertising, working at Ted...

In her three-hour interview, Danette Herman talks about her early life and her first television job working with Dick Clark on the classic music series Where the Action Is. She...

In her four-hour interview, Tantoo Cardinal talks about her early life in Alberta, Canada, including her education and family. She discusses finding out she is Métis and connecting with Indigenous...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Howard Storm (1931-2026) talks about his comic teaming with Lou Gostel in his early career, and outlines the various venues they worked. He talks about his...

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 nearly four-hour interview, Larry Rhine (1910-2000) speaks of his early years as a writer in radio, which culminated in the position of head-writer of Duffy's Tavern (1949-50). He...

In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Ethel Winant (1922-2003) discusses her background in theater and how she got her start in television as a volunteer for Studio One, produced by Worthington Minor...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Sheldon Leonard (1907-1997) shares his fondest memories about the pioneering programs he produced such as The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy...

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...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, the first Archive of American Television interviewee, Leonard H. Goldenson (1905–1999) recalls his early days working for Paramount Theaters and talks extensively about the formation of...

In his nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Jerry Lewis (1926-2017) describes his rise to stardom as a performer in the famed Borscht Belt and expresses how his father profoundly shaped his own...

In his four-hour interview, Bob Finkel (1918-2012) talks about the countless musical variety and awards shows he directed and produced. He describes directing the first televised telethon, hosted by Jack...

In his over four-hour interview, JP Miller (1919-2001) talks extensively about writing teleplays for live television dramas and his relationships with Fred Coe, Tad Mosel, Horton Foote, Delbert Mann, John...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Hugh Downs (1921-2020) discusses his 50-plus years in television. He talks of his career in radio and transitioning to television in the Chicago market. He recalls...

In her seven-hour interview, Elma Farnsworth (1908-2006) discusses her husband Philo T. Farnsworth's first television invention - the image dissector tube - and the excitement of seeing its first moving...

In his five-hour interview, Rod Erickson (1916-2006) talks about his early years and his early interest in theater. He chronicles his time in radio, first at WMAL in Washington D.C...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Haskell "Buzz" Boggs (1908-2003) talks about his early years and his early interest in photography. He describes moving to Los Angeles and working for Paramount Pictures...