Blog Post Remembering TV Producer (and Archive Interviewer) Henry Colman The Archive is very saddened to hear of the death of noted television producer Henry Colman , who passed away on Wednesday, November 7th at the age of 89. Not only was Henry an Archive interviewee, but he was also one of the Archive's main interviewers -- having completed over 33 oral history...
Blog Post 50 Years of Sabado Gigante! In 2003, The Guinness Book of World Records declared Univision's Sabado Gigante the longest-running variety show in television history. Today, on October 27, 2012, the program turns 50, and host Mario Kreutzberger , perhaps better known as "Don Francisco", has been there for every one of those...
Blog Post Remembering Andy Williams The Archive is sad to report the death of singer/performer/host Andy Williams , who died yesterday at the age of 84. Williams had been battling bladder cancer and passed away at his home in Branson, Missouri. Williams was already a successful singer by the time he began hosting The Andy Williams...
Blog Post The Fonz Jumps The Shark! 35 years ago today, on September 20, 1977, Happy Days aired an episode in which the gang travels to California for Fonzie's screen test. The Fonz is challenged to waterski over a shark, and dressed in swim trunks and his trademark leather jacket, he accepts the challenge: Here's the pivotal "jump...
Blog Post Sid Caesar Turns 90! He double talks, he pantomimes, and he plays a mean saxophone. Today, Mr. Sid Caesar , the man who gave us "The Professor," "The German General," and "From Here to Obscurity," turns 90! Born Isaac Sidney Caesar on September 8, 1922, Caesar grew up in Yonkers, New York. His father owned a restaurant...
Blog Post Remembering William Asher The Archive is sad to report that director/producer William Asher passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the age of 90. Asher got his big break at Desilu, first directing episodes of Our Miss Brooks , and then becoming a regular director of I Love Lucy (he directed the famous "Job Switching"...
Blog Post Remembering Garry Simpson The Archive just learned the sad news of director Garry Simpson 's passing. NBC television's first stage manager passed away at his home in Middlebury, Vermont on November 19, 2011. Simpson was an instrumental part of the NBC television demonstration at the 1940 World's Fair, and directed multiple...
Blog Post TV Academy Announces 21st Annual Hall of Fame Inductees The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame Committee has selected performers Vivian Vance and Bill Frawley, executive Michael Eisner , show creator-producer Chuck Lorre, executive producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, actor Sherman Hemsley , host Mario Kreutzberger (aka...
Blog Post "It's Time to Play the Music..." Again! The Archive Celebrates the Return of the Muppets! "My sister wants to see the world the way John Lennon saw the world. My nephew wants to see the world the way Kermit saw the world." - Sonia Manzano , "Maria" on Sesame Street A child of the '80s, I was one of those kids who wanted (and still wants) to see the world as Kermit sees it. He believes...
Blog Post Saw It Then: Murrow's "See It Now" Turns 60 On November 18, 1951, journalist Edward R. Murrow united the states of America. On the premiere episode of See it Now , Murrow showcased technology made possible by the recently completed transcontinental coaxial cable, which linked the East and West Coasts of the United States and made live video...
