Interview David Chase In his nearly five-hour interview, David Chase speaks about the films and television shows he watched growing up and the influence of rock 'n' roll in his early creative thinking. He talks of his move to Los Angeles and his work on low-budget features, and discusses his struggle to get work,...
Interview Dick Cavett In his two-hour interview, Dick Cavett speaks about some of his early pursuits in magic, theater, and athletics. He reminisces about meeting Charles Laughton backstage at a performance of Don Juan in Hell and how seeing Laughton and the others backstage compelled him to feel that he, too, belonged...
Interview Chet Simmons In his four-hour interview, Chet Simmons (1928-2010) speaks about his early interest in following sports, on radio and in print. He notes his work selling time to small radio stations in the Southwest, meeting Edgar Scherick at this job. He describes working in television mentored by Scherick (who...
Interview Dawn Wells In her nearly two-hour interview, Dawn Wells (1938-2020) reflects upon her career on the stage and on the big and small screens. Still recognized as the wholesome "Mary Ann Summers" from Gilligan's Island , Wells describes what the show means to her and takes us behind the scenes of several...
Interview LeVar Burton Long before becoming a part of the Star Trek universe himself, LeVar Burton watched the original series, impressed to see an African American character in Nichelle Nichols' "Uhura": "I was a huge Star Trek fan when I was a kid. I loved science fiction literature and it was rare for me to see heroes...
