Blog Post Remembering Sanford Socolow We're sad to learn that CBS News producer Sanford Socolow passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in New York City at the age of 86. Socolow worked for the International News Service (INS) in the early 1950s as a Far East Correspondent and started his work at CBS in the mid-50s, writing for Ned...
Blog Post Remembering Tony Verna We're sad to learn that director Tony Verna passed away from acute leukemia on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the age of 81. Verna broke into the business in local television at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, where he worked on the local show Big Top and the original version of American Bandstand , then...
Blog Post Garry Marshall Turns 80! “On November 13th, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence…” So goes the opening for the TV series T he Odd Couple . November 13th also happens to be the birthday of the creator of that show, Garry Marshall . Today is his 80th, and we at the Archive celebrate Marshall’s...
Blog Post Remembering Ernest Kinoy We're sad to hear of the passing of writer Ernest Kinoy , who died on Monday, November 10, 2014 at the age of 89. Kinoy started his career writing for NBC radio and went on to write for many live dramatic television shows including: Studio One , Philco-Goodyear Playhouse , Playhouse 90 , and DuPont...
Blog Post Remembering Glen Larson Prolific writer/producer Glen Larson passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at the age of 77. In his early years, Larson was a member of the popular musical act The Four Preps. He served as an NBC page, and soon worked his way up to story editor and producer on It Takes a Thief . He wrote for...
Blog Post Remembering Ann Marcus We're sad to hear that writer Ann Marcus passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the age of 93. Marcus began her career as a "copy girl" at The New York Daily News and later became a reporter/researcher at Life Magazine . She broke into television-writing on The Hathaways , Camp Runamuc k,...
Blog Post Remembering Arthur Gardner We're sad to hear that producer Arthur Gardner passed away yesterday, December 19, 2014, at the age of 104. Gardner got his start in the entertainment industry working as an extra at Universal, landing a role in the acclaimed film "All Quiet On the Western Front." He worked at the Hal Roach Studio...
Blog Post Remembering Joseph Sargent We're sad to learn that director Joseph Sargent passed away this morning at the age of 89 in Malibu, California. Sargent directed episodes of Lassie , Gunsmoke , The Man From U.N.C.L.E . , and the now-classic "The Corbomite Maneuver” episode of Star Trek . He directed the films "The Taking of...
Blog Post Remembering Brandon Stoddard We're sad to hear that Executive Brandon Stoddard passed away today, December 22, 2014, at age 77 after a long battle with cancer. Stoddard entered the workforce in the advertising industry, first at BBD&O and later at Grey Advertising. He soon transitioned to television, becoming the Director...
Blog Post Remembering Sid Smith We're sad to learn that director Sid Smith passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the age of 93. Smith started out directing television commercials and soon became an AD on Eddie Condon's Floor Show and Your Hit Parade . He directed and/or produced The Jimmy Durante Show , Wide Wide World ,...
