Blog Post Happy Thanksgiving! Have some classic TV with your Thanksgiving dinner this year... Watch The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 's"Thanksgiving" episode from 1951, and see Archive interview excerpts with writers Paul Henning and Aaron Ruben featured on the Archive's show page for The George Burns and Gracie Allen...
Blog Post Versatile actress Betty Garrett dies at 91 Betty Garrett, star of stage, film and television passed away at 91 in Los Angeles on Saturday. She was best known in television as Archie Bunker's energetic neighbor Irene Lorenzo on All in the Family , then later as Laverne & Shirley's landlady (and later Laverne's mother-in-law) Edna Babish...
Blog Post Archive's February Newsletter is out The Archive's newsletter can be sent to you: click on the "join the Archive's mailing list" icon on the right column of our home page. Click the photo on left to see the Archive's February newsletter .
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...
