Interview Howard Smit In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Howard Smit (1911-2009) talks about his early life, growing up in the Great Depression and eventually taking a job with Max Factor. He recalls doing makeup for several feature films, including The Wizard of Oz and The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1939. He...
Interview Bob Carroll, Jr. "Bob said, 'I don't want to get tied down, I'll give it a year.' We've been writing together, it'll be 50 years -- and he wasn't sure it would work out," Madelyn Pugh Davis laughs. Bob Carroll, Jr. (1918-2007) and writing partner Madelyn Pugh Davis (1921-2011) first began writing for radio as a...
Interview Bud Yorkin In his four-hour interview, Bud Yorkin (1926-2015) talks about his early years and his education at Carnegie Tech, as well as his time as a television repairman. He describes getting into television in the technical department, and working his way to becoming a stage manager and eventually director...
Interview Perry Lafferty In his four-hour interview, Perry Lafferty (1917-2005) describes directing shows including The Victor Borge Show, Robert Montgomery Presents , and U.S. Steel Hour . He talks about producing shows including Your Hit Parade, The Andy Williams Show , and The Danny Kaye Show. He also discusses becoming...
Interview Barney McNulty In his nearly three-hour interview, "Cue Card King" Barney McNulty (1923-2000) recounts his early years and his first big break -- working for The Ed Wynn Show . He recalls creating the concept of cue cards for Wynn, who was getting on in age and having trouble remembering lines. He discusses his...
