Interview Piper Laurie In her two-hour-and-fifteen-minute interview, Piper Laurie (1932-2023) recounts her childhood and early interest in the stage, sparked by a three-year stint as her sister's companion in a sanitarium. She recalls her days as a contract player in the 1950s at Universal, with such co-stars as Rock...
Interview Suzanne Somers In her two-hour interview, Suzanne Somers (1946-2023) discusses her early years as a single mother and struggling model/actress. She talks about landing a small but memorable role in the feature film American Graffiti , which led to appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , and her...
Interview George Faber In his two-hour interview, George Faber (1921-2011) talks about his early years breaking into the business in local television in Chicago, where he notably worked at the NBC and later CBS affiliates as a news writer. He describes in detail one of his most dramatic news stories, a fire at Our Lady...
Interview Daniel Petrie, Sr. In his four-and-a-half hour interview, Daniel Petrie, Sr. (1920-2004) recalls his introduction to television directing, in Chicago in the 1950s, working on programs including Studs' Place and Billy Rose's Playbill . He talks about directing episodes of many television series during the 1950s,...
