Interview Alexander Courage In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Alexander "Sandy" Courage (1919-2008) describes his work as a conductor, arranger, and composer in network radio on T he Screen Guild Theater, The Adventures of Sam Spade , and Hedda Hopper's This Is Hollywood . He describes his entrance into feature filmmaking...
Interview Winifred Hervey In her three-hour-plus interview, Winifred Hervey talks about her early interest in theater and writing. She describes getting a Television Academy internship on the show Rhoda , and getting accepted to the Warner Bros. Writing Workshop based on a spec script of Rhoda . She speaks of interning on...
Interview Robert G. Anderson In his three-hour interview, Robert G. Anderson talks about his early life and his education at the Columbia School of Journalism. He describes working for CBS News, where he covered the presidential campaign of John Anderson, and later became bureau chief in Tokyo. He recounts in detail his years...
Interview Thomas Carter In his three-hour interview, Thomas Carter talks about his early years and his first roles as an actor on M*A*S*H , Good Times , and What's Happening! He recalls getting cast on the CBS drama The White Shadow as "James 'Hollywood' Wayward" and convincing producer Bruce Paltrow to allow him to...
Interview Alan Perris In his four-hour interview, Alan Perris talks about his early years in local television in Cleveland and Buffalo. He recalls his successful stint in Jacksonville as general manager of WJXT (the CBS affiliate/part of Post-Newsweek Stations) and later, working as general manager for both WPLG (ABC)...