Interview David Jacobs In his over two-and-a-half-hour interview, David Jacobs (1939-2023) discusses his long career as a writer of non-fiction books, including a biography of Charlie Chaplin, and of magazine articles for such publications as The New York Times Magazine . He talks about his transition to television...
Interview Bob Barker In his over three-hour interview, Bob Barker (1923-2023) talks about his childhood growing up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. He describes his work in radio which led him to be "cast" as the host of the game show Truth or Consequences , by show creator Ralph Edwards. Barker talks...
Interview Michael Moye In his four-hour interview, Michael Moye discusses his early love of reading and writing comic books. He talks of getting involved with theater in college, writing original plays, and winning the American College Theater Festival Playwriting Award sponsored by Norman Lear. Moye describes getting...
Interview Bernie Oseransky In his over two-hour interview, Bernie Oseransky discusses his early years in television as a page at CBS Television Studios. He speaks of transitioning to managing budgets on early live shows such as Playhouse 90 and Climax , and working for Ziv Television as a production coordinator (essentially...
Interview Abby Singer In his two-hour interview, Abby Singer (1917-2014) talks about his early career as an assistant director in feature films and television shows, including The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin , Ford Television Theater, and The Virginian . He describes what has become known as "the Abby Singer Shot" --...
