Interview Aaron Ruben In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Aaron Ruben (1914-2010) discusses his start as a radio writer for many popular stars including Dinah Shore, Burns and Allen, Fred Allen, Henry Morgan, and Milton Berle. He talks about the first time he worked in television on The Sam Levenson Show with writer...
Interview James Garner In his three-hour interview, James Garner (1928-2014) discusses his early life and what attracted him to acting. He describes his days as a struggling actor/model and tells of his big break on Broadway in The Cain Mutiny . He recalls almost being cast in the series Cheyenne and being cast as "Bret...
Interview Richard Lewis In his five-hour interview, Richard Lewis (1920-2009) discusses his early career as a director and later show creator in radio. He talks about his transition to television as a producer (which included Blind Date ) and his role in the creation of the popular and long-running Western series Wagon...
Interview Robert Guillaume In his three-hour interview, Robert Guillaume (1927-2017) discusses his lengthy career in television, which began with guest appearances on the series Julia , All in the Family, and The Jeffersons . He describes originating the character of "Benson DuBois" in the series Soap and continuing to play...
Interview Mel Shavelson In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Mel Shavelson (1917-2007) talks about starting out as a press agent with Milt Josefsberg in 1938 and moving to Los Angeles the following year, with Mr. Josefsberg, to write for the radio show The Pepsodent Bob Hope Show. He discusses writing for the first...
Interview Bob Vila In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, television host and "grandfather of home improvement" Bob Vila discusses growing up in Miami and Havana, studying architecture in college and graduate school, and serving in the Peace Corps before starting his own business renovating brownstones and converting...
