Blog Post TV Academy Foundation and "Variety" host the 2011 TV Summit The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation and "Variety" hosted the day-long 2011 TV Summit yesterday at the Renaissance Hotel in Los Angeles. As people move to watch TV whenever and wherever they want - through smartphones, tablets, computers and other platforms - traditional...
Blog Post Carroll Pratt, Laugh machine expert, has died Carroll Pratt, a protege of laugh machine creator Charley Douglass, has died at the age of 89. Carroll Pratt 's Archive Interview was conducted on June 12, 2003. Interview description: Carroll Pratt was interviewed for over two-and-a-half hours in Philo, CA. Pratt talked about his start in feature...
Blog Post Noel Taylor, Emmy-winning Costume Designer— has Died Noel Taylor was the first person acknowledged by the Emmy Awards for costume design in 1965 for the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "The Magnificent Yankee"— the first year that costume design was honored; Taylor has died at the age of 97. Noel Taylor began his career on Broadway ("The Teahouse of...
Blog Post Primetime TV Crimefighters TV Academy Event Coverage Posted The Archive was on the scene for coverage of the TV Academy's Primetime TV Crimefighters Event red carpet arrivals. Video clips posted include panelists Mike Connors, Marg Helgenberger, Thomas Gibson, Boris Kodjoe, Matt Passmore, Mary McCormack, Carlos Gomez, and Angie Harmon. Thanks to the Pop...
Blog Post Stephen Sondheim's "Evening Primrose" comes to DVD New from The Archive of American Television Presents DVD Series: EVENING PRIMROSE – Digitally Restored & Re-Mastered Starring Anthony Perkins and Charmian Carr Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim • Teleplay by James Goldman Directed by Paul Bogart This long-lost treasure is now available on...
Blog Post "The Pacific" Is Released on DVD and Blu-ray WWII miniseries The Pacific comes out on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow. The Pacific received the most nominations (24) and wins (8) for any program at this year's Emmy Awards. Its eight wins included: Outstanding Miniseries; Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Casting for a...
Blog Post James Wall, Longtime CBS Stage Manager, Has Died James Wall served as a stage manager for CBS for nearly 50 years and appeared on camera as teacher "Mr. Baxter" on Captain Kangaroo . It was Wall's idea that Captain Kangaroo should feature an African-American regular, and after serving as the show's stage manager for six years, he was given the on...
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Blog Post "Jive-speaking" TV mom Barbara Billingsley dies at 94 The Archive regrets to report that actress Barbara Billingsley passed away on Saturday, October 16th at the age of 94. Best known for her TV mom role as June Cleaver, Billingsley also did a famous cameo as a jive-speaking woman in "Airplane." Selections from her Archive of American Television...
Blog Post "Moonlighting" Faded to Black & White 25 Years Ago Today Airing on October 15, 1985, one of Moonlighting 's most well-remembered episodes is the film noirish "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice." It was shot and aired (mostly) in black and white, featured a rare early series kiss between the leads, gave Cybill Shepherd a stage to belt out some sultry...
