Blog Post What would Alexis Carrington think? Designer Nolan Miller Retires from QVC after 19 Years Home shopping's QVC announced last weekend that legendary designer Nolan Miller has retired after 19 years of designing fashion and jewelry collections for the network. We thought that this would be an excellent time to showcase one of our favorite clips from his Archive of American Television...
Blog Post Blame it on Bulova: Commercial Television turns 70! July 1, 1941: the beginning of life as we know it. Commercial television made its debut in the United States. Over the next few years, television programs and personalities would become closely identified with their commercial sponsors, some shows even featuring their backer within the title, as in...
Blog Post George Shapiro on Andy Kaufman, Jerry Seinfeld, and more! George Shapiro has had the pleasure, although some might call it the challenge, of managing the seemingly unmanageable Andy Kaufman. In his Archive interview, manager George Shapiro describes his work with comedians Andy Kaufman and Jerry Seinfeld, among others, and discusses the intricacies of...
Blog Post Composer Fred Steiner, best known for the "Perry Mason" theme, has died Legendary composer Fred Steiner passed away on June 23rd at the age of 88. The prolific composer (and musicologist) worked on many series including Playhouse 90 , The Twilight Zone , Perry Mason , Star Trek , The Bullwinkle Show , and Gunsmoke . He also received an Oscar nomination for his work on...
Blog Post Diane English on "Murphy Brown", "My Sister Sam" and more! Archive Interviewee Diane English is no stranger to the big or small screen. In her two-and-a-half hour interview, she discusses writing for television’s Foley Square , My Sister Sam , and Ink , among others; tells of her feature-film directing debut for The Women ; and describes the creation of...
Blog Post Katherine Helmond to appear on "True Blood" Archive Interviewee Katherine Helmond is schedule to return to the small screen as "Caroline Bellefleur" on the HBO series True Blood . Ms. Helmond is of course, well-known to our followers as "Jessica Tate" on Soap and "Mona" on Who's the Boss as well as her numerous roles on Everybody Loves...
Blog Post Katie Couric on her career at CNN, CBS, and more In her newly released 2010 interview, journalist Katie Couric describes her career in front of the camera as correspondent, reporter, co-host & anchor of some of television’s most respected programs. She tells of her first on-camera debut at CNN, her role as co-host of NBC’s Today , and how she...
Blog Post Irving Fein, longtime manager of Jack Benny and George Burns turns 100! Happy 100th birthday to manager/producer Irving Fein ! Fein is best known for his 28-year association with comedian Jack Benny, and later, his 22-year association with comedian (and now fellow centenarian ) George Burns. He was interviewed by the Archive of American Television in 1998. Interview...
Blog Post Happy Birthday, Bob Vila! A very happy birthday to show host ( This Old House , Bob Vila ) and renovation expert Bob Vila, who turns 65 today. In this clip from his Archive of American Television interview , Vila discusses his first guest appearance on the sitcom Home Improvemen t : Link to Bob Vila's website
Blog Post Celebrate Father's Day with Rob Petrie, Frank Costanza, Homer Simpson, and Mr. C. Happy Father's Day! To celebrate we've highlighted interview clips from some of our favorite TV Dads: Tom Bosley on playing Howard "Mr. C." Cunningham on Happy Days Jerry Stiller on playing Seinfeld's "Frank Costanza" Dan Castellaneta on the origin of Homer Simpson's "d'oh" Dick Van Dyke on The...
