Blog Post Religious Series Producer/Director Martin Hoade Has Died Religious series programmer Martin Hoade died on September 26 at the age of 90. Mr. Hoade was interviewed by Michael Rosen for the Archive of American Television on November 23, 2002. Martin Hoade on his shows: Was I interested in religious issues? No, I was just interested in the human condition...
Blog Post Happy Halloween! On November 11, 1960 the Twilight Zone aired "Eye of the Beholder," which would become one of the series' classic shows. Listen to actress Maxine Stuart relate her experiences, playing the woman under the bandages at 21 minutes into tape 1. Spoiler Alert! Click here to view Maxine Stuart's...
Blog Post AAT Staff Spotted! Dateline: Los Angeles The Archive of American Television staff was spotted heading for the Mystery Machine yesterday afternoon. Hope your Halloween was fun, too!
Blog Post Four Times 60 Minutes with Andy Rooney Andy Rooney was interviewed by the Archive of American Television for four hours on his career. Mr. Rooney has just put out a new book of essays collected in ten themed sections, entitled, "Out of My Mind." The 87-year-old Rooney, according to Booklist, responded to inquiries about when he will...
Blog Post Complete "M*A*S*H" Now on DVD! Today sees the final season of M*A*S*H released on DVD. The M*A*S*H finale was the highest rated single program ever when it aired on February 28, 1983. Dr. Walter Dishell was the medical advisor on the entire run of M*A*S*H . This is tape 4 of Dr. Dishell's interview where he discusses each of the...
Blog Post "60 Minutes" Correspondent Ed Bradley Has Died Archive of American Television Interviewee Ed Bradley has died at age 65. Bradley was interviewed in two sessions on May 12, 2000 and May 8, 2001. Click here to view the Archive of American Television's entire four hour interview with Ed Bradley. Bradley on his career choice (from tape 2): I’ve...
Blog Post The Munsters Book -- In Non-Living Color! Writer (and Archive supporter) Steve Cox has updated his fabulous 1989 Munsters book! The redesigned and massively updated book, The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane (Watson-Guptill Publishing / Backstage Books, $21.95) is THE published resource for any Munsters fan. And, with the addition of...
Blog Post A Happy 90th Birthday to Archive Interviewee Sherwood Schwartz -- Creator of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch Today marks the 90th birthday of Gilligan's Island and Brady Bunch creator/producer Sherwood Schwartz! Click on the play arrow to hear about "the way they became the Brady Bunch!" Interview Description: During his close to 6-hour Archive of American Television interview, Mr. Schwartz discussed his...
Blog Post Actress Jane Wyatt has Died Jane Wyatt talks about working on Father Knows Best Actress Jane Wyatt died at her home on Friday, October 20 at the age of 96. For six years, she starred on Father Knows Best , where she played Margaret Anderson, one of the most beloved television moms. The Archive of American Television...
Blog Post For Golden Girls Fans in Los Angeles This Wednesday, October 18th, those of you in the Los Angeles-area can join author Jim Colucci at 7:30 pm at the A Different Light bookstore (8853 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood) for a signing of his book, The Q Guide to The Golden Girls . Also to be in attendance: Sirius OutQ host Frank...
