Blog Post "Mad Men's" Matthew Weiner responds to critics and more in an extended interview Just as last-year's Mad Men season came to a close, creator and TV writer ( Becker, The Sopranos , Mad Men ) Matthew Weiner was interviewed for four hours about his entire career to-date by the Archive of American Television. Mad Men fans: he discussed the creation and development of Mad Men in...
Blog Post Katie Couric discusses her legacy at CBS Evening News Katie Couric sat for her Archive of American Television Interview in 2010, and talked about her long career in television journalism, including her tenure as a host on NBC's Today show. While Connie Chung, Barbara Walters, and others had co-hosted the nightly evening news, Couric became the country...
Blog Post "I Love Lucy" writer Madelyn Pugh Davis dies at 90 Sad news, we've learned that legendary comedy writer Madelyn Pugh Davis died on April 20th at the age of 90. Best known for her work on Lucille Ball's shows including I Love Lucy , The Lucy Show , and Life with Lucy , she also wrote for Steve Allen , The Mothers-In-Law , Alice and more. The Archive...
Blog Post Scripting Reality: "An American Family" comes Full-Circle 40 years ago, in 1971 in suburban Santa Barbara, TV history was quietly being made as cinematographers Alan and Susan Raymond , along with producer Craig Gilbert, brought their cameras into the home and lives of the Loud family. The culmination of their work, the 12-part An American Family , aired...
Blog Post Veteran Comedy Writer Sol Saks has Died We've just learned that veteran comedy writer Sol Saks, best known in television as the creator of the classic sitcom Bewitched , passed away on April 16th at the age of 100. The Archive interviewed Mr. Saks for 2-1/2 hours in 2009. Video clip: Sol Saks on writing the Bewitched pilot Interview...
Blog Post "Judge Judy" v. Judith Sheindlin: behind the lace collar Judith Sheindlin's complete interview is online, and we've posted some "Judge Judy-isms" for you, edited by Pop Culture Passionistas: On why people "love to hate" to watch Judge Judy . On the best advice Judge Judy has had Judge Judy was almost... "Hot Bench"! "Umm is not an answer"- some favorite...
Blog Post Remembering Sidney Lumet Director Sidney Lumet has died at the age of 86. The Archive of American Television interviewed him in 1999 about his work in television. The full interview is available at http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/sidney-lumet Excerpts from the interview: On being an actor’s director I think...
Blog Post Noted Cinematographer Gerald Perry Finnerman has Died Sad news, legendary director of photography Gerald Perry Finnerman ASC passed away on April 6th at the age of 79. Best known for his cinematography on Star Trek and Moonlighting , Finnerman also worked on many television movies as well as episodes for The Bold Ones, Rod Serling's Night Gallery,...
Blog Post Barbara Eden's "Jeannie Out of the Bottle" Memoir Released Congratulations to Archive interviewee Barbara Eden -- the "I Dream of Jeannie" star's long-awaited memoir " Jeannie Out of the Bottle " was released! To celebrate, here are some fun highlights from her Archive of American Television interview . On developing an interest in performing: On appearing...
Blog Post Sportscaster Al Michaels' Interview is online About this Interview: Al Michaels was interviewed for nearly three hours in Brentwood, CA. He spoke about his early years as a sports enthusiast who, as a child, wanted to become an announcer. He talked about the practical experience he gained announcing college games before becoming a professional...
