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...
Interview Tony Charmoli In his five-and-a-half-hour interview, Tony Charmoli (1921-2020) speaks about choreographing television shows including Your Hit Parade, Alice in Wonderland, NBC Comedy Hour, The Dinah Shore Show , and T he Danny Kaye Show , among others. He describes the process of creating a dance routine and...
Show Kraft Television Theatre Kraft Television Theatre proved to be one of the most durable and honored programs of the Golden Age, airing on NBC from 1947 to 1958. Produced by the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, this live anthology drama was designed to mesh with Kraft's overall marketing strategy, which stressed the...
Show Studio One Studio One was one of the most significant U.S. anthology drama series during the 1950s. Like other anthology series of the time-- Robert Montgomery Presents , Goodyear Television Playhouse , Philco Theatre , Kraft Television Theatre --the format was organised around the weekly presentation of a...
