Interview Judith Sheindlin In her two-hour interview, Judge Judith Sheindlin discusses in detail her transition from being a New York Family Court judge (where she was known as "America's toughest judge") to becoming a phenomenal television success as "Judge Judy." She chronicles her rise to notoriety, which peaked when she...
Interview Jeanne Cooper In her three-hour interview, Jeanne Cooper (1928-2013) talks about her early TV career making guest appearances on The Twilight Zone , M Squad , The Man From U.N.C.L.E, 77 Sunset Strip , and Perry Mason , and appearing as a regular on Bracken's World . She details her over 30-year tenure as The...
Interview Hal Kanter In his three-hour interview, Hal Kanter (1918-2011) talks extensively about his first television work as a writer for famed comedian Ed Wynn on The Ed Wynn Show . He discusses how he ultimately wrote and directed The George Gobel Show . Kanter recalls his pioneering sitcom, Julia, which starred...
Interview Nick Stewart In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Nick Stewart (1910-2000) talks about his early comedic work with Milton Berle and Eddie Cantor. He explains how his work with Mae West and John Wayne led him to his breakthrough role as "Lightnin'" on the controversial Amos n' Andy - television's first show...
Interview Harve Bennett In his three-hour interview, Harve Bennett (1930-2015) talks about his early exposure to show business as one of the contestants on radio's Quiz Kids , on which he appeared 213 times. He speaks of writing for the Chicago Sun-Times as a teenager, attending college at UCLA, and serving in the Korean...
