Interview Ken Berry In his two-hour-and-forty-minute interview, Ken Berry (1933-2018) talks about his early interest in becoming a song and dance man. He recounts touring in a show for the air force and his experience on The Ed Sullivan Show . He recalls being hired by Lucille Ball and working on the Desilu lot, and...
Interview Kathryn Joosten In her nearly three-hour interview, Kathryn Joosten (1939-2012) describes her start in acting at age 42. She outlines her first career, as a psychiatric nurse, and how she decided to pursue her love of acting when her marriage ended. She recalls studying and performing at the Steppenwolf Theatre in...
Interview Alton Brown In his two-hour interview, Alton Brown talks about his early love of being in the kitchen and his early interest in science. He describes how he came to major in theater, discusses his fascination with directing, and recounts his early work in production -- doing camera work for commercials and...
Interview Richard Frank In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Richard Frank discusses his early years working in advertising. He talks about his stint in local Los Angeles television, at both KTLA and KCOP, and speaks of developing the Operation Prime Time consortium, which brought programming (including the made...
Interview Janie Bryant In her two-hour interview, Janie Bryant talks about her interest in design from a very early age. She discusses her childhood in Ohio and Tennessee, as well as her avid interest in films such as Gone with the Wind , which ignited her interest in design for period pieces. She speaks of her first...
