Blog Post The Four Dark Days: Television Covers The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963. The mere mention of the date is enough for most Americans to recall the tragic events of that Friday, the day that turned out to be President John F. Kennedy's last. Many of the journalists we've interviewed for the Archive reported on the events surrounding Kennedy's death for...
Blog Post Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Still Thrills 30 years later It is largely considered to be THE best music video of all time. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" debuted to the masses 30 years ago today, on December 2, 1983. It was MTV's very first world premiere video and changed the way music videos were created. Budgets expanded, and airtime on MTV became more...
Blog Post Remembering Russell Johnson We're sad to hear of the passing of actor Russell Johnson , who died this morning of kidney failure at his home in Washington state. Johnson was 89. He was best known for playing "The Professor" on Gilligan's Island , the genius who could somehow create impressive machinery from nothing but...
Blog Post 5 Things You Didn't Know About Laraine Newman You probably know that Laraine Newman was one of Saturday Night Live's original Not Ready For Primetime Players. But here are five things you may not know about Newman: 1. She studied under Marcel Marceau. After finishing high school, Newman auditioned for four acting schools in England. After...
Blog Post Remembering Ben Starr We're sad to hear that writer/producer Ben Starr passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014 from congestive heart failure at his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 92. Starr wrote that brilliant episode of The Brady Bunch in which "Peter Brady" states in his best Bogart impression what the gang...
Blog Post Remembering Stanford Tischler We've just learned of the passing of editor Stanford Tischler , who died on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the age of 92. Tischler began his career at RKO studios, where he served as a sound effects editor on the Frank Capra classic "It's A Wonderful Life." He got his start in television with Revue...
Blog Post 5 Things You Didn't Know About Bill Mumy You may know that actor Bill Mumy played "Will Robinson" on Lost in Space (Yes, of "Danger, Will Robinson!" fame) and also portrayed "Lennier" on Babylon 5 . But here are five facts we learned from his Archive interview that you may not know about Mr. Mumy: 1. He is one of THREE actors to play "...
Blog Post Remembering Arthur Rankin, Jr. We're sad to hear of the passing of animation producer/director Arthur Rankin, Jr. , who died yesterday, January 30, 2014 in Harrington Sound, Bermuda. He was 89 years old. Rankin, along with Jules Bass, produced many of television's most beloved holiday specials, including Rudolph The Red-Nosed...
Blog Post The Power of Music, According To Mister Rogers Mister Rogers taught us to how to tie our shoes and how to be a good neighbor. He was a lover of creativity, of kindness, and of sharing. He was also a lover of music, as he explained in his Archive interview: Go on, listen to your favorite song. Or go write one!
Blog Post Remembering Stanley Rubin We're sad to learn of the passing of producer Stanley Rubin , who died in his sleep at the age of 96 this past Sunday, March 2, 2014. Rubin started his career in the mailroom at Paramount Pictures and served as a reader for several studios, including Universal. He transitioned to screenwriting and...
