Blog Post Yes, Yes, Nanette Fabray's Archive of American Television Interview Is Now Online Get set to watch tonight's 58th Annual Emmy Awards on NBC (8 p.m.EST)! In celebration, we've chosen to highlight one of the medium's most versatile performers, Nanette Fabray. Fifty Emmys-years ago, at the 1956 Emmy Awards ceremony, Fabray won an Emmy for Best Comedienne (winning out against...
Blog Post Just Published: A Guide to Television, Film, and Digital Media Programs at Top Colleges and Universities Nationwide Anyone who's watched the Archive of American Television's interviews, knows that many of our honorees stress how a solid education or a special mentorship was critical to their success. If you or someone you know would like to pursue a career in the industry, check out the schools featured in the...
Blog Post Family's on DVD! The first and second seasons of the Emmy-Award winning series Family (1976-80) has now been released on DVD. The series was executive-produced by Leonard Goldberg, Mike Nichols, and Aaron Spelling. Here are some sound bites from Goldberg and Spelling’s interviews with the Archive of American...
Blog Post Archive Interviewee John Conte Has Died Actor/ Host/ TV Station Owner John Conte has died at the age of 90. Conte was interviewed by the Archive of American Television on July 27, 1999. His interview can be viewed in the Archive's Los Angeles offices and will be available online in the near future. Interview description: John Conte was...
Blog Post Just sit right back... and watch Russell Johnson's Interview on Google Video Actor Russell Johnson's two hour Archive of American Television Interview is now available for viewing on Google Video. This video is Part 3 of Russell Johnson's 4-part interview in which he talks about his favorite episodes of Gilligan's Island . Click here to access all 4 interview segments . (...
Blog Post See Cliff Robertson In-Person Actor Cliff Robertson will appear in person on Wednesday, August 9, for UCLA Film & Television Archive's 13th Festival of Preservation, in Los Angeles, CA. Robertson will appear for a screening of two classic television dramas that aired as a part of the series The U.S. Steel Hour, one of the...
Blog Post Ira Skutch's Archive of American Television Interview Is Now Online This video is Part 1 of Ira Skutch's 6-part interview. Click here to view the entire interview. Producer/Director Ira Skutch's three hour Archive of American Television Interview is available for viewing on Google Video. Ira Skutch started working at NBC in 1942 as an NBC Page. Interview...
Blog Post Producer Aaron Spelling Has Died Legendary producer Aaron Spelling died yesterday at the age of 83. The Archive of American Television interviewed him about his life and career for over 3 hours in 1999. Below are some excerpts from that interview: On what it takes to be a good producer. You have to be a good storyteller. It all...
Blog Post Writer/Producer Abby Mann's Archive of American Television Interview is now on Google Video! Abby Mann's interview is one of the latest additions to the Archive of American Television's interviews available on Google Video: About the interview: In this three-hour interview, Mann discusses his early teleplays, written during the Golden Age of Television Drama in the 1950s, including such...
Blog Post Mort Lachman's Archive of American Television Interview Is Now Online Comedy Writer/Producer Mort Lachman's 3-hour Archive of American Television interview has been added to the online collection at Google Video. Interview Description: Lachman begins by talking about his early years becoming a writer in network radio for Eddie Cantor and Bob Hope. He describes in...
