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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...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Charles Lisanby (1924-2013) talks about how, at age ten, he built a scale model of Radio City Music Hall based on an article he read that...

In his over two-and-a-half-hour interview, David Jacobs (1939-2023) discusses his long career as a writer of non-fiction books, including a biography of Charlie Chaplin, and of magazine articles for such...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Charles Fox talks about his musical education, which included studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris from 1959-61. He speaks about breaking into composing for television, writing...

In her four-hour interview, Meta Rosenberg (1915-2004) speaks of her early success as one of the first women literary executives in Hollywood. She recalls taking a break from Hollywood when...

In his two-hour interview, Steve Binder talks about his early work at Los Angeles' KABC, and directing The Steve Allen Westinghouse Show in the early 1960s. He discusses at length...

In his two-and-a-half-hour remote TheirStory interview, David McCallum (1933-2023) describes his early years in Scotland and England, and how he got involved with BBC radio and BBC television as a...

In his one-hour-plus interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Louis Nye talks about his start in radio on WTIC, where he found his footing as a performer...

In her one-hour interview, Carol Burnett talks about her experiences in college theater and her early television appearances. She recalls her role as a regular on the variety series The...

In her three-hour remote TheirStory interview, Soledad O'Brien discusses growing up on Long Island, NY, attending Harvard University, and getting hired for her early jobs in journalism at WBZ in...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Danny DeVito talks about his early love of television and film, and reminisces about growing up in New Jersey. He speaks of early roles in...

In his one-hour interview, RuPaul Charles talks about his early life, and the influence shows like The Flip Wilson Show and Monty Python’s Flying Circus had on him. He recalls...

In her four-hour-interview, Eryn Krueger Mekash discusses how she became interested in makeup and effects as a child. She talks about attending Sandy Burman's makeup effects school and what she...

In her three-hour interview, Yvette Lee Bowser discusses moving to Los Angeles at age five, her early interest in writing, and attending Stanford University. She shares how she got her...

In her three-hour-interview, Glenda Rovello discusses her early interest in design, getting her architecture degree at UT Austin, and how she got her start in production design -- working with...

In her three-hour interview, Sharon Bialy discusses growing up in Brooklyn, NY and her early love of theater. She shares how she came out to Los Angeles and got her...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Ron Friedman (1932-2025) talks about his early life and his first writing jobs, penning gags for the comedian Shelley Berman and for The Perry Como Show...

In his nine-hour interview, Robert Smigel talks about his early life and family and growing up in Manhattan. He recalls wanting to be a comedian from an early age but...

In her one-hour interview, Emily Meisler talks about growing up in Westchester County and shares her early memories of watching television. She recalls her first job - working for the...