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In his three-hour interview, Art Linkletter (1912-2010) discusses his early years in radio and his business partnership with John Guedel, which resulted in many popular programs including Groucho Marx's You...

In his five-hour interview, Earle Hagen (1919-2008) describes the pleasure of working with producers Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas. He discusses creating the themes, as well as writing the music...

In his four-hour interview, Mel Tolkin (1913-2007) talks about his early years writing for Camp Tamiment, where he was discovered by producer Max Liebman, and his writing partnership with Lucille...

In his four-hour interview, Sid Smith (1921-2014) talks of his years in advertising, where he began directing television commercials. He speaks of brother-in-law Eddie Condon and becoming an assistant director...

In his nearly three-hour interview, "Cue Card King" Barney McNulty (1923-2000) recounts his early years and his first big break -- working for The Ed Wynn Show. He recalls creating...

In his four-hour interview, Delbert Mann (1920-2007) talks about studying at the Yale School of Drama and his transition to television following his service in the Air Force during World...

In his six-hour interview, Tad Mosel (1922-2008) talks about his early years growing up in the Great Depression and his experience in World War II. He describes his education at...

In his three-hour interview, Ray Forrest (1916-1999) recalls how he became television's very first news anchor, announcer, personality, and political commentator in 1939. He discusses how he got his start...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Agnes Nixon (1927-2016) discusses her love of reading and writing. She recalls attending Northwestern University and changing her focus from acting to writing. She talks of...

In his nearly seven-hour interview, Reuven Frank (1920-2006) discusses the success of Camel News Caravan featuring John Cameron Swayze, as well as covering several sets of political conventions beginning in...

In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. (1910-2009) talks about his early years and his earliest awareness of the impending invention of television. He describes meeting Allen B. DuMont...

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...

"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...

Sid Caesar (1922-2014) emphasizes the challenge of doing live TV in the early days of the medium: "Doing a show live on television is a different animal altogether than doing...

"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 his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Fred de Cordova (1910-2001) talks about his early life and experiences in New York City working for the Shubert Organization which led to him eventually moving...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, James Burrows (1940-2026) discusses his early years working as a stage manager under his father, playwright/director Abe Burrows, and outlines his years directing for the stage...

In his three-hour interview, writer Everett Greenbaum (1919-1999) talks about being the only family in town with a television set during his childhood. He recalls his experiences in college and...

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 her two-hour interview, Louise Lasser (1939-2026) talks about her early years, and her early interest in performing, which led her to study acting with Sanford Meisner. She describes working...