Interview Elise Doganieri In the half-hour solo portion of her interview, Elise Doganieri discusses her parents and childhood, and wanting to work in advertising. She chronicles her first jobs in advertising and explains how that helped her later in her career as a producer. She speaks of meeting Bertram when he was doing...
Interview Irma Kalish with Emerson College In their three-hour, joint Emerson Comedy Archive interview, Rocky (1921-2016) and Irma Kalish (1924-2021) discuss their backgrounds, and how they met and married. In a free-wheeling discussion, they touch on many of the shows they worked on including Colgate Comedy Hour, Meet Corliss Archer, My...
Interview Rocky Kalish with Emerson College In their three-hour, joint Emerson Comedy Archive interview, Rocky (1921-2016) and Irma Kalish (1924-2021) discuss their backgrounds, and how they met and married. In a free-wheeling discussion, they touch on many of the shows they worked on including Colgate Comedy Hour, Meet Corliss Archer, My...
Interview Rocky Kalish In the 25-minute solo portion of his interview, Austin "Rocky" Kalish (1921-2016) talks about growing up in the Bronx and turning to writing while serving in the army during World War II, and later moving to Los Angeles to work in radio and pen song lyrics. He recalls meeting his wife, Irma, and...
Interview Irma Kalish In the 20-minute solo portion of her interview, Irma Kalish (1924-2021) talks about growing up in New York and being inspired to become a writer after her college dean told her she never would. She also recalls working for pulp magazine publisher Popular Publications and discusses her relationship...
Interview Walter Koenig In his three-hour interview, Walter Koenig talks about his start in acting and his short-lived career as a dancer. He describes his early years in television, including guest spots on Day in Court , The Untouchables , and The Great Adventure -- on which he worked with Lee Marvin. He chronicles...
