Blog Post Longtime CBS publicist George Faber has died Sorry to report that longtime CBS publicity executive George Faber passed away on March 11, 2011 at the age of 89. He was interviewed by the Archive of American Television in 2001. In his two-hour Archive interview , Faber talked about his early years breaking into the business in local television...
Blog Post Jeffrey Hayden Interview Now Online Interview Description: In his Archive interview, Jeffrey Hayden talks about his career as an associate director in the first years of the ABC-TV network (1948-50) and as a prolific director of comedy and drama series from the 1950s to the 1980s, including: The Donna Reed Show ; The Andy Griffith...
Blog Post Yabba Dabba Dooo! Joseph Barbera centennial today Joseph Barbera (1911-2006) Television Animation Creator/ Producer "I just hope they remember I was the creator of some very warm and loving, funny characters that made everybody happy and smile." See Joseph Barbera's 1997 Archive Interview here .
Blog Post Leonard Nimoy is 80 tomorrow! Star Trek's "Mr. Spock" is 80 on March 26! "The camera can capture thought in a away that's quite surprising and shocking. You can become very simple and minimal in your work and communicate a lot with just a finger or an eyebrow, or a look, or a glance." Watch the Star Trek actor's Archive...
Blog Post Clip of the Day: The origin of Homer Simpson's "D'oh!" For the full quote, see our i nterview with Dan Castellaneta here.
Blog Post 2011 UCLA Festival of Preservation UCLA FIlm & Television Archive is presenting its annual festival celebrating restored classics from film and television. In addition to their film selections, UCLA will present three episodes of Ralph Edwards’ This is Your Life (March 13), two television musical specials starring Gene Kelly (...
Blog Post 7 pieces of comic wisdom from Phyllis Diller Phyllis Diller was interviewed for the Archive of American Television in 2000 about her long career in comedy, both on TV and the stage. Her trademark cigarette, fright wig, and of course, that iconic laugh were all discussed during her three-hour interview by Fred Wostbrock. We've selected some...
Blog Post Nichelle Nichols Interview now Online! Interview Description : In her Archive interview, Nichelle Nichols talks about her work as a cast member on the original Star Trek (NBC, 1966-69) playing “Lieutenant Uhura.” Nichols discusses how this role broke many barriers, including portraying the first African-American woman as a high-ranking...
Blog Post James Hong Interview Now Online Interview Description: In his Archive interview, James Hong talks about his career as one of the most recognizable Asian-American character actors, discussing his experiences appearing in such TV series as: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan , Kung Fu , Hawaii Five-O , Seinfeld , and The Big Bang...
Blog Post 10 things you may not know about "Star Trek" The Archive of American Television has interviewed many actors, visual effects artists, directors, stuntmen, writers, and others involved in the production of NBC's Star Trek (1966-1969) as well as its spin-offs. Below are a few gems from the archive's collection featuring stories you may not have...
