Blog Post Director/Producer Dwight Hemion has Died -- Archive Interview Online We've just learned that legendary director/producer Dwight Hemion passed away on Monday, January 28th. In his prolific career, he garnered 47 Emmy nominations in his career and won 18. He is best-known for producing specials with such legends as Julie Andrews, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Frank Sinatra,...
Blog Post Shirley Jones joins "Days of Our Lives" -- Archive Interview is Now Online Iconic actress Shirley Jones has joined the cast of daytime soap Days of our Lives . She's playing Colleen Brady (complete with Irish brogue), the "supposedly dead" great-aunt of Sami Brady. According to published reports, she'll be on the the show throughout February. Ms. Jones was interviewed by...
Blog Post It's a known fact that Lincoln loved mayonnaise! -- "The Odd Couple" Season 3 is on DVD Season Three of The Odd Couple is now available on DVD and includes a number of the series' most well-remembered episodes including "Let's Make A Deal," "The Odd Monks" (Felix and Oscar go to a retreat at an upstate Mission), and, possibly the most famous (but you knew that from this post's title...
Blog Post Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls -- "Laugh-In" is forty! A "verrry eenteresting" TV anniversary.... 40 years ago, on January 22nd, 1968, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In premiered on NBC. The colorful show, hosted by Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (and featuring Ruth Buzzi, Judy Carne, Henry Gibson, Goldie Hawn, Arte Johnson, announcer Gary Owens and Jo Anne...
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...
