Blog Post The Seven Dirty Words That Got George Carlin Arrested Forty years ago today, on July 21, 1972, George Carlin was arrested for performing "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Carlin was subsequently charged with violating obscenity laws, but the case was dismissed in December of '72, with a ruling that...
Blog Post And the Nominees Are... The 2012 Primetime Emmy Award season began today with the official nomination announcement at 8:40 AM EST. Congratulations to all the nominees for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards ! The Archive of American Television would also like to congratulate our interviewees who were nominated this year: Mark...
Blog Post Phyllis Diller Turns 95! She was the first female comedian to headline a Vegas Club, the first woman to sneak into the all-male Friar's Club (in drag!), and one of the first successful female stand-up comics. She's also appeared on more Bob Hope Specials than anyone except Bob Hope. Phyllis Diller , who turns 95 today, is...
Blog Post Comedienne Phyllis Diller dies at 95 The Archive is truly sad to report that legendary comedienne Phyllis Diller has died at the age of 95. She was the first female comedian to headline a Vegas Club, the first woman to sneak into the all-male Friar's Club (in drag!), and one of the first successful female stand-up comics. She also...
Blog Post Tuesday, August 29, 1967: The Day The Running Stopped for "The Fugitive's" Richard Kimble 50 years ago today, The Fugitive's Dr. Richard Kimble finally got justice.
Blog Post "Sesame Street's" Sonia Manzano Launches Young Adult Novel! The talented Sonia Manzano has a new book out! Sesame Street's "Maria" not only wrote for and acted in the popular children's program, but is also an established novelist. Her latest book, The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano , is set in 1960's New York City and follows a young girl's coming of age in...
Blog Post Remembering "I Love Lucy" Editor Dann Cahn The Archive is sad to hear of the death of editor Dann Cahn , who passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the age of 89. Cahn edited I Love Lucy and several other Desilu productions, including Our Miss Brooks , The Untouchables , and The Loretta Young Show . Cahn also edited The Beverly...
Blog Post Remembering Larry Hagman The Archive is sad to hear of the passing of actor Larry Hagman , who died on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 at the age of 81. Hagman died of complications from cancer. He's best remembered for playing two of the most iconic roles in television history, those of "Major Tony Nelson" on I Dream of...
Blog Post Remembering Lucille Bliss The Archive is sad to report the death of Lucille Bilss , who passed away on Thursday, November 8th at the age of 96. Bliss was a voiceover artist, best known for voicing "Smurfette" on the animated hit, The Smurfs . Bliss was also the voice of one of the wicked stepsisters, "Anastasia" in the...
Blog Post Veterans Day: Honoring Those Who Served "Television brought the war home in a way that had never been done before. I can remember the Korean War as a kid, and I didn’t see this [Vietnam War] on television that way. I mean there it was, every night in your living room. You are forced to confront the reality of what is going on there. When...
