Interview Jonathan Murray In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Jonathan Murray discusses his career in reality television. He describes his childhood growing up in Syracuse, NY, and recounts studying journalism and broadcast news in college. He talks of producing TV news in Green Bay, WI, and Rochester, NY, getting into...
Interview Jamie Farr In his nearly four-hour interview, Jamie Farr describes his childhood in Toledo and his foray into acting. He describes his training at the Pasadena Playhouse, his role in the film Blackboard Jungle , and his extensive work with comedian Red Skelton. Farr speaks of his service during the Korean War...
Interview Linda Bell Blue In her two-hour interview, Linda Bell Blue describes her early interest in television news. She talks of breaking into television in a series of small-market local newscasts and chronicles her rise to KCBS news in Los Angeles. At KCBS she covered the 1984 Summer Olympics and the Democratic National...
Interview William Schallert In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, William Schallert (1922-2016) talks of wanting to be a composer and stumbling upon acting while studying at UCLA. He describes his involvement with the Circle Theater in Los Angeles, his early film roles, and his first television appearances on Space Patrol...
Interview Asaad Kelada In his three-hour interview, Asaad Kelada discusses how he began his long and successful career as a TV director. He speaks of serving as an apprentice on the sitcom Rhoda and recalls how the show led to working on other popular comedies such as The Tony Randall Show, Phyllis, and The Hogan Family...
