Blog Post "Hill Street Blues" Turns 35 (And You Still Know The Theme Song By Heart) It was a gritty cop show. It had one of the catchiest title songs of all time. And today it turns 35. MTM's police drama Hill Street Blues debuted on January 15, 1981, and we've been humming its unforegettable theme ever since. The Hill Street Blues score was the work of composer Mike Post . Watch...
Blog Post The Archive’s Funny Ladies In the course of working for the Archive, I encounter our interviewees talking about just about every genre imaginable, from drama, to animation, to service shows (that would be your Julia Childs and your Bill Nyes ). But my ears perk and I sit up a little straighter when someone starts talking...
Blog Post Remembering George Barris We're sad to learn that custom car designer George Barris passed away this morning at the age of 89. Barris started out customizing his own cars as a teenager and participating in the street-racing youth culture of the late 1940s in Los Angeles. He began working in low budget Hollywood films that...
Blog Post Remembering David Canary We're sad to learn that actor David Canary passed away from natural causes on November 16, 2015 at the age of 77. Canary was best known for playing the dual role of twins "Adam Chandler" and "Stuart Chandler" on the daytime soap opera All My Children . Before All My Children , Canary appeared as a...
Blog Post The Many Roles of Judith Light Perhaps you know her as "Shelley Pfefferman" on Transparent , as "Angela Bower" on Who's The Boss? , or as "Karen Wolek" on One Life to Live . Or maybe you recognize her from her stage work in "Wit" or "Other Desert Cities." Judith Light has quite the acting resume, and we were happy to delve into...
Blog Post Archive Perspectives: Andy Kaufman as Tony Clifton While cataloging interviews for The Archive of American Television, I hear about some topics from different perspectives. For example, we have Meta Rosenberg , Roy Huggins , and James Garner all discussing The Rockford Files . Each gave us a different perspective on the history of the show and what...
Blog Post Five Things You Didn't Know: Emmys Edition Several Archive interviewees are nominated for Emmys this year! Here are some fun facts you may not know about five of our nominees: 1. Nominee Vince Gilligan (Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series) worked with Bryan Cranston prior to Breaking Bad . Vince Gilligan was a producer on The X-Files ...
Blog Post Remembering Don Pardo We're sad to hear that long-time NBC announcer Don Pardo passed away tonight, Monday, August 18, 2014, at the age of 96. Pardo began working at NBC back in 1944 as a radio announcer, transitioning to the new medium of television in 1946. He announced for the original The Price Is Right , Choose Up...
Blog Post Remembering Joan Rivers We are very sad to hear of the passing of comedian Joan Rivers, who died this afternoon, Thursday September 4, 2014 at the age of 81. Joan started performing in comedy clubs in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s. Her big break came in 1965 with a shot on The Tonight Show . She became a favorite...
