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...
Interview Haskell Boggs In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Haskell "Buzz" Boggs (1908-2003) talks about his early years and his early interest in photography. He describes moving to Los Angeles and working for Paramount Pictures, where he befriended Carole Lombard while acting as a camera operator on her film True...
Interview Katherine Helmond In her over two-hour interview, Katherine Helmond (1929-2019) speaks about being a shy child and how she blossomed when she became an actress, feeling most "at home" on stage. She talks about her stage background in New York, appearing in such plays as Ruth Gordon's autobiographical Years Ago . She...
