Blog Post "Murder, She Wrote" Silver Anniversary One of the most highly-rated shows of the '80s/early '90s, Murder, She Wrote has endured in syndication and on DVD. Murder, She Wrote made its debut on September 30, 1984 and became a Sunday night fixture following 60 Minutes . Screen star Angela Lansbury played mystery novelist turned amateur...
Blog Post Happy Thanksgiving! The Archive has posted an interview with Producer-Director Bill Melendez, who is best know for his work on the classic "Peanuts" specials. Take a look at Melendez's interview and find a link for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on his Archive page . Interview Description: Bill Melendez (1916-2008) was...
Blog Post "Daniel Boone"-- Fess Parker's Picks Out on DVD Today Daniel Boone is getting a special release today: Fess Parker's favorites, featuring eight series episodes. Following Fess Parker's success as "Davy Crockett" on ABC's Disneyland , he starred as Daniel Boone , which ran from 1964-70 on Thursdays on NBC at 7:30-8:30 PM for its entire run. Trivia: Did...
Blog Post "Studs' Place" 60th Anniversary A classic example of the "Chicago School of Broadcasting," which featured intimate, improvisational entertainment in the early days of TV, Studs' Place starred Studs Terkel as the proprietor, with his, as The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows puts it, "garrulous,...
Blog Post "M*A*S*H" Creator Larry Gelbart Has Died-- Archive Interview Online Larry Gelbart, whose career in television spans from the Golden Age to award-winning television movies on HBO, has died at the age of 81. Gelbart was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in December 2008.
Blog Post TV's Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone— Fess Parker, Has Died— Archive Interview Online Fess Parker became a TV star portraying "Davy Crockett" in a series of adventures that aired on the anthology series Disneyland , earning him an Emmy nomination as Most Outstanding New Personality in 1955. Parker had a rare second act in American TV stardom, as Daniel Boone , on the NBC series that...
Blog Post Arthur Penn— "Live" TV Director who later directed "Bonnie and Clyde"— Has Died Arthur Penn , who began his career as a director during the Golden Age of TV, has died at the age of 88. In television in the 1950s, he worked on the now-classic anthology series Philco-Goodyear Playhouse , Producers' Showcase , and Playhouse 90 . He returned to television in recent years as an...
Blog Post Daniel Schorr— longtime CBS & NPR news correspondent— has died at age 93 Daniel Schorr was a newsman for CBS from the 1950s to the 1970s, and famously found himself on live TV reading— to his surprise— his own name on President Nixon's "enemies list" while reporting during the Watergate era. Schorr was among the initial hires at CNN and was a Senior News Analyst at NPR...
Blog Post Bid through August 1st: TV experiences, swag, and set-visits highlight auction to benefit the TV Academy Foundation The auction's live! Bid on unique television mementos, and support a great cause! The Television Academy Foundation is offering an array of exclusive items and experiences to bidders through a special online charity auction hosted by eBay Giving Works. All proceeds benefit the Television Academy...
