Blog Post Remembering Kathryn Joosten Today the Archive remembers actress Kathryn Joosten , who passed away on Friday, June 1st, 2012 from lung cancer. Joosten was 72 and best known for her roles as "Mrs. Landingham" on The West Wing and "Karen McCluskey" on Desperate Housewives . She began her acting career late in life, at age 42,...
Blog Post Remembering Richard Dawson The Archive remembers Richard Dawson today, who passed away on Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 at the age of 79. Dawson was the long-time host of the game-show Family Feud , where he coined the famous phrase "survey says," and from 1965-1971 played "Corporal Peter Newkirk" on Hogan's Heroes . Here are...
Blog Post Will and Katie: Couric Celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee This year Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, marking her 60-year reign as Great Britain's monarch. ABC News is marking the occasion tonight with a two-hour edition of 20/20 entitled "The Real Queen: By Her Own Royal Family." Katie Couric interviews the Queen's grandsons, Prince...
Blog Post Director/Producer Bob Finkel Dies at 94 The Archive is sad to learn of the death of Bob Finkel , who passed away of age-related complications on April 30, 2012. Finkel produced numerous hits of the 1950s and 1960s, including The Eddie Fisher Show , The Dinah Shore Chevy Show , and The Andy Williams Show , along with multiple broadcasts...
Blog Post Writer/Producer William Froug Turns 90! Happy 90th birthday, William Froug ! Froug started out as a radio writer at CBS, transitioned to television, and wound up producing some of the medium's biggest hits. He served as a producer on The Twilight Zone , Bewitched , and Gilligan's Island , among others. When he left production, Froug...
Blog Post Producer Lee Rich Dies at 85 The Archive is sad to report the passing of Lee Rich , best known as one of the founders of Lorimar Productions. Rich served as executive producer on The Waltons , Eight is Enough , Dallas , and Knots Landing . Earlier in his career, he worked for advertising company Benton & Bowles, where he...
Blog Post One More For the Road: The Finale of "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson's record-setting thirty-year reign as host of The Tonight Show came to an end. Carson took over The Tonight Show from predecessor Jack Paar on October 1, 1962, and over the next three decades delighted the world with "Carnac the Magnificent" skits, the wedding of Tiny...
Blog Post Remembering Nolan Miller The Archive is sad to report the death of costume designer Nolan Miller , who passed away on June 6th, 2012 from lung cancer at the age of 79. Miller designed the costumes for many Aaron Spelling /Douglas Cramer shows, including Dynasty , Charlie's Angels , The Love Boat , Fantasy Island , and Vega...
Blog Post "True Blood" Returns Vampires and werewolves and fairies, oh my! True Blood has all the other-wordly creatures you're likely to ever desire. In his 2011 Archive interview (NOW ONLINE!) creator Alan Ball describes how he and fellow writers come up with all of Bon Temps' fantastical characters and storylines (the series...
Blog Post Remembering Producer Norman Felton Noted producer Norman Felton died Monday, July 2nd, at the age of 99 in Woodland Hills, CA. Best known for producing the hit series Dr. Kildare and The Man from U.N.C.L.E . , Felton began his television career in Chicago -- during the medium's first commercial years and worked on such...
