Blog Post Archive Interviewee Phyllis Diller is 90! The ever-popular Phyllis Diller is 90 years old today. Ms. Diller has been seen on Boston Legal this season and does the voice of Peter's Mom on Family Guy . In the last few years, she's released a book of memoirs (pictured above) and has seen several DVD releases of her comedy work . Phyllis...
Blog Post Books: A Memoir by Archive Interviewee John Rich A recent book, Warm up the Snake: A Hollywood Memoir (The University of Michigan Press), recounts Archive interviewee John Rich's life in the trenches as one of television's premier directors and producers. Rich boldly recounts his work on many classic series (and episodes) including The Dick Van...
Blog Post Radio Play Podcast Features A Look at TV's Early Days HENRY WINKLER AND JASON RITTER STAR IN RADIO PLAY ABOUT TELEVISION'S EARLY DAYS -- TUNE IN OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL PODCAST (FREE) On Saturday evening, July 7, Southern California residents can tune in KPCC 89.3 FM to hear the L.A. Theatre Works' radio theatre production of The Ruby Sunrise by Rinne...
Blog Post Casting Executive Ethel Winant's Interview is Now Online Casting Executive Ethel Winant's interview is now online. Ms. Winant discusses her early years casting for live anthologies, her role as one of the first female network executives, and her experiences as a network casting executive for CBS and NBC. Click here to access Ethel Winant's entire 7-part...
Blog Post The Archive's Thomas Schlamme Interview Featured in Emmy Magazine The latest issue of Emmy magazine (Issue No. 3, 2007, with Michael C. Hall on the cover) includes selections from our Archive of American Television interview with director/producer Thomas Schlamme. He was interviewed for 3 and 1/2 hours in 2006 by Stephen J. Abramson. Here are some excerpts from...
Blog Post Dennis Franz's Archive Interview Is Now Online! Multi-Emmy Award-winning actor Dennis Franz's 2-1/2 hour interview is now online. Franz was awarded four Emmy Awards for playing "Andy Sipowicz" on NYPD Blue . In part 4 of his interview, Franz talks about working on NYPD Blue . CLICK ON THE ARROW IN THE PLAYER ABOVE TO VIEW. Click here to view...
Blog Post Don Herbert, TV's "Mr. Wizard," Passes On Don Herbert, known to television viewers for four decades as "Mr. Wizard," has died at age 89. The first incarnation of his educational science show, Watch Mr. Wizard , began on March 3, 1951 on WMAQ (WNBQ) in Chicago. The show continued in various formats, finding new life in the 1980s as the...
Blog Post Longtime CBS Executive Anne Nelson Has Died-- Archive Interview Now Online Anne Nelson, who worked at CBS for over sixty years, died at the age of 86. In her Archive interview, conducted on July 25, 1999, she discussed the many shows and talents that she came in touch with in her long association with the network. After many years of title changes and promotions...
Blog Post The Tonight Show's Ed McMahon Has Died at age 86-- Archive Interview Online Ed McMahon will forever be associated with The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and his trademark "Herrrrrre's Johnny" introduction, but in a career that spanned nearly 60 years, he was also known for his annual work with Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon and as the host of Star Search and (with Dick...
Blog Post Editor Sidney M. Katz Has Died-- Archive Interview Online Soon Sidney M. Katz, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Cinema Editors in February, has died at the age of 91. His career spanned over sixty years, and among his television highlights were the series See It Now , Omnibus , and The Defenders (for which he won an Emmy Award). Some...
