Blog Post Happy Birthday to Gunsmoke star James Arness! Happy birthday to actor James Arness (born May 26, 1923) who turns 88 today! Best known for his longtime portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon on the classic Western series Gunsmoke , the publicity-shy star was interviewed by the Archive of American Television in 2002. Here's a playlist of highlights...
Blog Post Will June Foray have another shot at Betty Rubble? With Seth McFarlane set to reboot The Flintstones , perhaps he should take a second look at voiceover legend June Foray (best known as the voice behind Rocket J. Squirrel and Natasha Nogoodnik of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame). Foray voiced Betty Rubble for the 1960 series' pilot presentation, but then...
Blog Post Dick Ebersol steps down as Chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol announced yesterday that he would step down as Chairman of NBC Sports -- a title he has held since 1989. In this clip from his Archive of American Television interview, he talks about returning to work in sports television after working on Saturday Night Live and other entertainment...
Blog Post Newsflash: Host Jerry Lewis stepping down from MDA Telethons The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that Jerry Lewis , who presided over 900 hours of MDA live telethons, is retiring as host of the annual event. "As a labor of love, I've hosted the annual Telethon since 1966, and I'll be making my final appearance on the show this year by...
Blog Post Remembering TV News Legend Joseph Wershba Legendary news producer Joseph Wershba passed away on Saturday, May 14th at the age of 90. Wershba, who decided to become a journalist at a very early age, began his broadcast career in radio, and transitioned to television at CBS News, where he worked on See It Now (where he was part of the core...
Blog Post Mark Burnett Has Spoken! The creator/producer of Survivor , The Apprentice, The Voice and many other hit series was recently interviewed for the Archive of American Television. In his newly released interview, he discusses the production of the competition-based reality series he's best-known for, and the "reality tv"...
Blog Post Happy 93rd Birthday to Mike Wallace! Happy birthday to Archive interviewee Mike Wallace, born May 9, 1918. The Archive interviewed the TV news legend in 1998. Here's an excerpt where he discusses his transition from entertainment television to hard news (which culminated in his decades-long run on 60 Minutes ). See his full Archive of...
Blog Post Happy Birthday to Jerry Stiller! Archive Interviewee Jerry Stiller celebrates his 84th birthday today. We interviewed Jerry back in 2005 along with his wife, Anne Meara. The full interview with Jerry and Anne can be viewed online . In this clip, Jerry discusses how he came to be cast as "Frank Costanza" on Seinfeld . He talks...
Blog Post TV comedy writing legend (and Mad Libs co-creator) Leonard Stern dies at 88 We're very sad to report that legendary comedy writer Leonard Stern died at 88 on Tuesday. Stern was a passionate advocate for writers and was a great friend of the Archive of American Television. Known as a "comedy writer's comedy writer," Leonard began his career in radio, writing for such...
Blog Post Michael J. Fox turns 50! Wishing very happy 50th birthday to TV legend Michael J. Fox ! The Archive of American Television interviewed the actor in 2001. Here's a clip from the interview where he discusses how he was cast on Family Ties : Watch his full Archive interview here . Link to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for...
