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Interview Albert Heschong In his over three-hour interview, Albert Heschong (1919-2001) speaks at length about the craft of art direction for television, and details his own background in theatrical productions. He recalls his first foray into television at ABC in New York, where he worked on such productions as Pulitzer...
Interview Louis Dorfsman In his three-hour interview, Louis Dorfsman (1918-2008) talks about his earliest experiences in his field, including being an assistant for Display Guild, which produced numerous exhibits for the 1939 World's Fair. He describes his long association with CBS, where he began as a staff director in...
Interview Edward Asner In the first part of his four-hour interview, Ed Asner (1929-2021) describes his start as an actor in theater and on live television. He talks about his appearances on the 1960s television series Naked City, Route 66 , and The Defenders , his appearance as a regular on the political drama Slattery'...
Interview Madelyn Pugh Davis "Bob said, 'I don't want to get tied down, I'll give it a year.' We've been writing together, it'll be 50 years -- and he wasn't sure it would work out," Madelyn Pugh Davis laughs. Bob Carroll, Jr. (1918-2007) and writing partner Madelyn Pugh Davis (1921-2011) first began writing for radio as a...
Interview Steven Wright with Emerson College In his nearly two-and-a-half hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Steven Wright talks about his early comedy career and his anxiety performing in front of audiences. He discusses his first performance at the Comedy Connection at Charles Street Playhouse, and...
