Blog Post Actress Suzanne Pleshette has died - Archive Interview Online We're sad to report that Archive interviewee Suzanne Pleshette, the actress best known for her role as Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show , died last night (Saturday, January 19th) at the age of 70. She was interviewed in February, 2006 and the interview is now available online. Click here for...
Blog Post 55 years ago: "Little Ricky" was born to Lucy & Ricky Ricardo 55 years ago, on January 19, 1953, the I Love Lucy episode "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" first aired. In this classic episode, Lucy gives birth to "Little Ricky." The airdate was chosen to coincide with Lucille Ball's real-life scheduled Caesarean delivery of her own child, Desi Arnaz, Jr. Not...
Blog Post The Original "American Idol"— "The Original Amateur Hour" Debuted 60 Years Ago on Television Following WWII, as American television began to take off, many of the popular shows on radio began to be adapted to the new medium. Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour was one of radios old stalwarts, having debuted in 1934, and it was one of the first shows to make the leap. The American Idol of...
Blog Post Legacy of the Watts Writers Workshop Continues Archive interviewee Marla Gibbs (co-star of The Jeffersons and star of 227 ) will be one of the honorees at the Watts Writers Workshop Gala Banquet on February 9th. Other honorees include actor Ted Lange (co-star of The Love Boat ), actor Roger E. Mosley (co-star of Magnum, P.I. ), and Professor...
Blog Post Producer David Wolper Turns 80 Today Legendary producer (and Archive of American Television co-founder) David L. Wolper is 80 years old today. Wolper's name is most associated with documentaries, such as Race for Space and The Making of a President as well as miniseries such as Roots . He also produced such feature films as Willy...
Blog Post Archive of American Television interview with producer Robert Halmi, Sr., featured in Emmy magazine The latest issue of Emmy magazine (Issue No. 5, 2007, with Cane's Jimmy Smits on the cover) includes selections from our Archive of American Television interview with producer (nearly 200 television movies and miniseries) and chairman of RHI Entertainment, Robert Halmi, Sr. He was interviewed for...
Blog Post Singer/ Actress Estelle Reiner Has Died Estelle Reiner grew up in the Bronx and had a career on radio as a singer. She was a respected Jazz singer until her death. Estelle was married to comedic legend (and Archive interviewee) Carl Reiner in 1943 and had 3 children. In 1989 she appeared in son Rob Reiner's film "When Harry Met Sally"...
Blog Post MSN Entertainment Celebrates 60 Years Of Emmy MSN and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences are presenting classic clips from 60 years of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Additionally, Emmy winners who have been interviewed by the Archive of American Television share their stories about their Emmy-winning work and their experiences on Emmy...
Blog Post Archive Interviewee Jerry Lewis Discusses the MDA Telethon The 43rd annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be broadcast live from Las Vegas on Sunday, August 31. “I’ll never wave the white flag in the fight against muscular dystrophy and other muscle-wasting diseases,” Lewis has said. “Not only is the...
Blog Post TV Golden Age Writer Tad Mosel has Died Tad Mosel, one of the group of writers who came to define the Golden Age of Television in the 1950s, has died at the age of 86. Among Mosel's most well-known teleplays were: "The Out-of-Towners" (for Studio One ), "The Five Dollar Bill" (for Studio One ), and an adaptation of "The Petrified Forest...
