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...
Interview June Foray In her two-hour interview, June Foray (1917-2017) discusses her start in radio and her transition to voiceover work for animation and television. She speaks of several of the characters she voiced for classic Warner Bros. animation, including "Granny" in "Tweety and Sylvester" and "Witch Hazel" (...
Interview Shelley Berman In his nearly three-hour interview, Shelley Berman (1935-2017) discusses his long career as a comedian and actor. He speaks of growing up in Chicago and studying acting at the Goodman Theater. He talks about the first routine he performed on The Steve Allen Show and explains how his "phone call"...
