Blog Post Prolific Writer David Shaw Dies -- Archive Interview Online David Shaw has died at the age of 90. Shaw was one of the most prolific writers during television's "Golden Age," nominated for an Emmy Award for his adaptation of "Our Town" for Producers Showcase . He was interviewed by the Archive of American Television on August 31, 2004. Writer David Shaw's...
Blog Post "The Simpsons" Hits the Big Screen After years and years of gossip and teasers about a Simpsons feature film, the time has come! This weekend marks the opening of The Simpsons Movie -- marking the iconic television series' transition to the big screen. In 2003, the Archive of American Television interviewed James L. Brooks, the...
Blog Post Former Televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker Messner Has Died -- Archive Interview is Online Tammy Faye Messner lost her battle with lung cancer and died on July 20th at the age of 65 ( story on CNN.com ). Messner and then-husband Jim Bakker founded the PTL Club in 1974 and later expanded it into a network; the two co-hosted the PTL Club from 1976-87. The PTL Club ended in scandal and...
Blog Post 2006-07 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Announced Nominations for the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today. With this year's nominations, ER has become the most-nominated television series of all time with 120 nominations ( Cheers has 117). Sally Field, who was first nominated for an Emmy in 1977 for Sybil (she won), received her...
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...
