Blog Post Elma "Pem" Farnsworth, widow of TV Inventor Philo Farnsworth dies at 98 Elma "Pem" Farnsworth, the widow of Philo Farnsworth, has died at the age of 98. She was one of the first honorees interviewed by the Archive of American Television. Interview Description: Elma Farnsworth was interviewed for seven hours in Salt Lake City, UT. Farnsworth discussed at length Philo's...
Blog Post Puppeteer (and Archive Interviewee) Carroll Spinney Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award Archive interviewee Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who plays the roles of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street , was honored with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd Annual Daytime Craft Emmy Awards. Spinney was chosen for his work entertaining and educating children for...
Blog Post Comedy Writer/Producer Harvey Bullock has died Legendary comedy writer/producer Harvey Bullock passed away on October 6, 2005. Although his Archive interview is not currently available online, videos can be screened at the Archive's office at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences headquarters in North Hollywood. Below is a link to his...
Blog Post Who's Your Favorite TV Mom? In honor of Mother's Day (next Sunday, May 14th), the Archive of American Television is featuring its online collection of TV Moms! Check out our full-length interviews with: Barbara Billingsley -- Beaver and Wally's mom June Cleaver on "Leave it to Beaver" Diahann Carroll -- Corey's mom Julia...
Blog Post The Archive is 10! Today (Sunday, May 14th) is the 10th Anniversary of the Archive of American Television (that’s right, 10 years of quizzing TV legends about their life stories, their career highlights, and anything else we can think of). On this date in 1996, the pilot project for the Archive taped its first...
Blog Post The Archive Scores Its One Millionth Video Stream! ... 999,989... 999,990... 999,991... 999,992... 999,993... 999,994... 999,995... 999,996... 999,997...999,998...999,999... Today marks another big moment in Archive of American Television history -- we've reached our ONE MILLIONTH stream on Google Video. That means over 1,000,000 segments have been...
Blog Post "Will & Grace" ends its eight season run Will & Grace (& Jack & Karen) are throwing their last barb/insult/witticism/pie-in-the-face this week. Not only will fans miss the talented ensemble (all four of whom won Emmy Awards), but also the guest shots by "it" list celebrities that together resemble a merger of Elton John's and...
Blog Post Celebrate Lucy-Desi Days 2006 From Your Desktop Couldn't get to Jamestown, New York (Lucille Ball's hometown) this weekend to celebrate Lucy-Desi Days 2006 ? Well, we can't helicopter you to the ship, but we can point you to some fun interviews in our collection featuring memories of Lucy, Desi and the gang. Although Lucy and Desi passed on...
Blog Post Andy Griffith turns 80! June 1st is Andy Griffith’s 80th birthday. The Archive of American Television is proud to feature our two-hour interview with Griffith, which took place in North Carolina. In his interview, Griffith recalls how his Broadway debut in "No Time for Sergeants" led to appearances on live television...
Blog Post Fred Rogers' Legacy Continues... Congratulations to the winners of the Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship presented at Saturday's 33rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (see the press release below for details). In 1999, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation's Archive of American Television interviewed Mr...
