Interview David Newell In his two-hour interview, David Newell describes his early career in theater and his eventual association with Fred Rogers. He talks about starting on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as props manager and with the then-small role of "Mr. McFeely," the "speedy" deliveryman. Newell discusses the inner...
Interview Anne Nelson In her three-hour interview, Anne Nelson (1922-2009) talks about her early life, and her first job at CBS in the sales department, starting in 1942. She describes working at CBS Radio in the 1940s, and working with chairman William S. Paley as the first female executive at the network. She recounts...
Interview John Conte In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, John Conte (1915-2006) talks about his early professional career as an announcer for network radio on such programs as The Screen Guild Theater and Burns and Allen . Conte describes his roles as the "Singing M. C." on radio's Maxwell House Coffee Time , acting...
Interview Carroll O'Connor In his four-hour interview, Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001) talks about being a struggling actor in New York: "Carroll O'Connor from the Gate Theater meant nothing. They did an O'Casey play. I was probably the one actor in New York who really could sound like a Dublin man…. I thought to myself...
Interview Mary Kay Stearns In the two-hour joint portion of their interview, Johnny Stearns (1916-2001) and Mary Kay Stearns (1925-2018) how they met and their work together. They discuss their television debut, including Mary Kay’s debut on the DuMont network on a show called J.J. Juniors , in which she modeled junior...
Interview Johnny Stearns In the two-hour joint portion of their interview, Johnny Stearns (1916-2001) and Mary Kay Stearns (1925-2018) describe how they met and their work together. They discuss their television debut, including Mary Kay’s debut on the DuMont network on a show called J.J. Juniors , in which she modeled...
