Blog Post TV Art Director and Sculptor Dick Stiles Passes (Above) Dick Stiles (pictured 2nd from left) participates in the unveiling of the Jim Henson wall sculpture on the Television Academy's Hall of Fame Plaza in 2005. L to R: Phil Wayne, Sculpture Committee chairman; Dick Stiles, Hall of Fame Sculptor; Lisa Henson and Dick Askin, former chairman of...
Blog Post Say Kids.. What Time is It? " It's Howdy Doody Time!" is a 6-DVD box set chronicling the popular 50s children's show which aired on NBC from 1947-1960. The set includes a half-hour featurette with many of the Archive's interviewees, including "
Blog Post 50 Years Ago Today "Playhouse 90" Presented "Old Man" On November 20, 1958, Playhouse 90 , the preeminent dramatic television anthology of the day, presented William Faulkner's "Old Man," a program for which Variety wrote, "such a word as incomparable must be applied." Archive interviewee Del Reisman, the series story editor, explained, "there were...
Blog Post "Studio One" Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary Studio One , one of the first and most successful of the live dramatic anthologies of early television, celebrates its 60th anniversary today. The first Studio One was a presentation of the McKnight Malmar suspenser "The Storm," starring Margaret Sullavan and Dean Jagger (airing November 7, 1948)...
Blog Post "Twelve Angry Men" Screening Event This Thursday with guests Jack Klugman, Jayne Meadows, Gloria Stroock, Dick Van Patten, and Barbara Rush Written especially for Studio One by Reginald Rose and starring Robert Cummings, Studio One's "Twelve Angry Men" (original air date: September 26, 1954) was a classic, Emmy-award winning episode in this anthology series and the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film. Join us this Thursday,...
Blog Post New Video: Excerpts from Eartha Kitt's Archive Interview By now you've probably heard that the great performer and legendary songstress (and one of Batman's three "Catwoman"), Eartha Kitt died on Christmas Day, 2008 at the age of 81. The Archive of American Television was privileged to interview Ms. Kitt about her television work in 2002. In memoriam,...
Blog Post Archive feature in the L.A. Times today! Vance Durgin wrote a feature article about the Archive of American Television, which appears in today's L.A Times ! Pick up a copy today, and spread the word! Here's a snippet from the article: "Capturing television history one voice at a time" is the motto of the archive, which contains interviews...
Blog Post Ricardo Montalban Has Died— Archive Interview Online Ricardo Montalban, who starred in feature films at MGM following several appearances in film in his native Mexico, and later became a major American television star as "Mr. Roarke" on Fantasy Island , has died at the age of 88. He was equally known for playing Star Trek 's Khan and as spokesman for...
Blog Post Bob Barker Has Written His Memoirs Bob Barker tells his story in the photo-filled Priceless Memories . Also look out for his special appearance on The Price Is Right on April 16th where he'll be promoting his book. Barker was interviewed by the Archive of American Television on July 7, 2000. As you read his book, follow along with...
