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...
Blog Post Yabba Dabba Doo! Fifty years ago today, The Flintstones debuted— the first made-for-TV primetime animated series in the US. A twist on modern society, the series followed two working-class couples who lived in the Stone Age (a premise not more than a stone's throw from The Honeymooners ). Featuring the voices of...
Blog Post A Conversation with Richard Chamberlain - Now Online Actor Richard Chamberlain sat down with the Archive of American Television for three hours and detailed his television work. The entire interview is now online . Below are some excerpts from this extensive interview: Richard Chamberlain on the wild popularity of Dr. Kildare . I think people are...
Blog Post ABC's Wide World of Sports debuted 50 years ago today "Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports.. the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.. " ABC's Wide World of Sports debuted on April 29, 1961 as a summer replacement show with host Jim McKay . The show featured a wide variety of sporting events, introducing surfing,...
Blog Post Valerie Harper on "Rhoda", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" & more! Wishing a very happy 72nd birthday to actress Valerie Harper! In her Archive interview, Harper describes starting her career as a dancer in New York, moving to Los Angeles, and getting her big break on The Mary Tyler Moore Show . She reminisces about Rhoda and Valerie and shares that she was once a...
Blog Post Noted Director Reza Badiyi Dies at 81 We're sad to report that director and main title visualizer Reza Badiyi has passed away on August 20th at age 81. The Archive interviewed him in 2003. Badiyi began his career in Iran, where he won awards for documentary filmmaking. He came to the United States to assist with low budget films,...
Blog Post Celebrating Gene Roddenberry's Legacy on his 90th Birthday Today marks what would have been Gene Roddenberry's 90th birthday. Best-known as the creator and executive producer of Star Trek , Roddenberry was born in El Paso, Texas on August 19, 1921 and grew up in Los Angeles. He became a Los Angeles police officer, but quickly transitioned to TV as a...
Blog Post 6 Things You May Not Know about Lucille Ball Tomorrow, August 6, 2011, marks Lucille Ball's 100th birthday! Sadly, Lucy passed away in 1989, before the Archive of American Television was founded. Fortunately, the Archive has captured many interviews with her friends and colleagues in its collection. Here are a few selections: LUCY'S HAIR DYE...
