Interview Beth McCarthy-Miller In her three-hour-and-ten-minute interview, Beth McCarthy-Miller describes her early life and her internship at MTV. She recalls discovering her affinity for television directing and how it led to her directing the pilot for MTV's groundbreaking Unplugged series, as well as several later classic...
Interview Penny Marshall In the two-hour solo portion of her interview, Penny Marshall (1943-2018) talks about her childhood, which included appearing as a child dancer on many shows, and her early acting career, which included a Head & Shoulders commercial with Farrah Fawcett and being considered to play "Gloria...
Interview Reuben Cannon In his three-hour-and-forty-minute interview, Reuben Cannon talks about his early years and moving to Los Angeles, where he took a job in the Universal mailroom. He recalls moving up at Universal into the casting department and becoming the first African American casting director. Cannon helped...
Interview Norman Felton In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Norman Felton (1913-2012) discusses his role in radio and in early television in Chicago, as part of the distinguished Chicago School of Television with Charlie Andrews and Paul Rhymer. He describes directing live dramas for Robert Montgomery Presents and...
Interview Julia Louis-Dreyfus In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Julia Louis-Dreyfus discusses her early work in comedy as a member of the Second City Improv group in Chicago and explains how the experience helped her career. She talks about getting cast as a regular on Saturday Night Live and speaks of working with Larry...