Interview Jon Hamm In his two-hour interview, Jon Hamm discusses his childhood in St. Louis, MO, and his early love of reading. He recalls how he got interested in acting and decided to move to Los Angeles in 1995 to try to make it as an actor. He talks of not finding immediate success but eventually landing a role...
Interview Anita Mann In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Anita Mann talks about her early years and her favorite dancers growing up. She speaks of appearing as a dancer in the feature films Bye Bye Birdie and The T.A.M.I. Show , where she worked with James Brown and met fellow dancer Toni Basil. She speaks of...
Interview John Wells In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, John Wells talks about his early years, including his time as a roadie and later as a stage manager. He recalls being called in by Steven Bochco who gave him encouragement and helped him get hired to write for the short-lived series Shell Game . He describes...
Interview Lorenzo Semple, Jr. In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Lorenzo Semple, Jr. (1923-2014) talks about his early life and his first job as a journalist during World War II. He describes his attempts to become a playwright in the 1950s and chronicles his early television work on such shows as Burke's Law and The Alcoa...
