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...
Blog Post Happy Father's Day The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences celebrated TV Dads on Thursday June 18th and the Archive of American Television was there to catch a few of the "adored and endeared" fathers on the press line. Among the beloved patriarchs present were Stephen Collins, Bryan Cranston, Jon Cryer,...
Blog Post "The Norman Lear Collection" Released on DVD Comprising the first seasons of seven of Norman Lear's classic TV series, plus such extras as the newly-discovered All in the Family pilot "Justice for All," Sony releases " The Norman Lear Collection ." Among the "season ones" included in the set: All in the Family ; Good Times ; The Jeffersons ;...
Blog Post Andy Richter's First Day on the "Tonight Show" Yes, tonight is Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show debut, but lest we forget Andy Richter will be joining him as the show's announcer/comedy-bit contributor. Although NBC has eschewed the word sidekick in their press announcement, Richter's previous Late Night tenure was certainly reminiscent of Ed...
Blog Post Producer of Classic TV, Richard Lewis, Has Died Richard Lewis, who was responsible for producing several classics of television's Golden Age, has died at the age of 89. Richard Lewis was interviewed by the Archive by Karen Herman on March 8, 1999. Link to Los Angeles Times obituary (scroll down on page). His Archive interview is online at this
Blog Post Stephen J. Cannell Television Series Book Released or "If you have a problem - If no one else can help... maybe you can hire Stephen J. Cannell" From McFarland, a new book chronicling Stephen J. Cannell's productions is being released today, written by Jon Abbott (author of a 2006 book on Irwin Allen's productions). Stephen Cannell was responsible for many television hits strating in the 1970s, and won the Emmy Award for The Rockford Files...
