Blog Post Longtime "Sesame Street" Writer Tony Geiss Has Died Tony Geiss, a key collaborator on Sesame Street for which he was awarded several Emmy Awards, has died at the age of 86. Click here for his New York Times obituary . Click here for Tony Geiss' full Archive interview . Interview description: Tony Geiss was interviewed for one-and-a-half hours at the...
Blog Post Jack LaLanne-- Fitness Guru and TV Legend-- Has Died at age 96 Jack LaLanne's fitness shows spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s, and earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Interview description: Jack LaLanne was interviewed for two hours in Morro Bay, CA. He spoke about his youth as a gawky teenager, and how his interest in bodybuilding transformed...
Blog Post New from "The Archive of American Television Presents" DVD Series - "John Gielgud's Ages of Man" “All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players." –William Shakespeare, As You Like It The latest release in "The Archive of American Television Presents" DVD series is now available. The art of acting has rarely been demonstrated with such brilliance as in Sir John Gielgud's Ages...
Blog Post Let’s Be Careful Out There: "Hill Street Blues" Turns 30 30 years ago, on January 15, 1981, Hill Street Blues premiered. The series redefined the “cop genre,” yet was nearly canceled for low ratings! The series was the lowest-rated series that NBC had ever renewed (ranking at #87 of 96 of all prime-time shows). This first season then set the record for...
Blog Post Writer Del Reisman Has Died-- story editor for "Playhouse 90" and "The Twilight Zone" Del Reisman , who served as the President of the Writers Guild of America, west from 1991-93, has died at the age of 86. Reisman wrote for such series as Peyton Place and for many years served as a story editor on shows of the classic era of TV— Matinee Theater , Playhouse 90 , and The Twilight...
Blog Post Suzanne Somers Archive Interview Now Online Interview Description: In her Archive interview, Suzanne Somers discusses her early years as a single mother and struggling model/actress. When she landed a small but memorable role in the feature film American Graffiti it led to appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , and her...
Blog Post Happy New Year 2011! Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest reaches its 38th annual edition with the Dec. 31, 2010- January 1, 2011 special. Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest will host the special starting at 10:00 p.m. (ET & PT) with Fergie joining as Los Angeles segment co-host. As noted in Wikipedia...
Blog Post Fred Foy, announcer on "The Lone Ranger" has died The Archive of American Television is sad to report that announcer/narrator ("The Lone Ranger," "The Dick Cavett Show") Fred Foy, died today at the age of 89. Best known for his narration of The Lone Ranger, radio historian Jim Harmon described Foy as "the announcer, perhaps the greatest announcer-...
Blog Post 50th Anniversary of a Christmas TV Classic Happy Holidays with Jack Benny! Jack Benny was one of the biggest names in network radio and for years listeners were delighted when the notorious cheapskate did his annual Christmas shopping. When Benny transitioned to TV, the tradition continued. Benny’s December 18, 1960 Christmas shopping...
Blog Post Alan Armer, Producer of "The Fugitive" and Former TV Academy President, Has Died Alan Armer, who won an Emmy Award as the producer of the classic adventure series The Fugitive , has died at the age of 88. Armer served as the President of the Hollywood Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the early 1970s and began his career at local L.A. TV's...
