Interview George Watters In his two-hour interview, George Watters talks about his World War II duty and his first entertainment business job, which was at Technicolor in Los Angeles. He describes in detail his duties and promotions at Technicolor, his first editor's job, and the craft of editing with a Moviola machine. He...
Interview Art Clokey In his three-hour interview, Art Clokey (1921-2010) speaks of his work creating and producing the classic clay-animated character "Gumby," which debuted on Howdy Doody . He recalls "Gumby" soon having his own show on NBC and having many resurgences since his debut. He speaks about his work...
Interview Mickey Rooney In his one-hour interview, Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) describes breaking into the business as a child actor and how his name got changed from "Joe Yule" to "Mickey Rooney." He recalls his work in the "Mickey McGuire" film shorts and discusses meeting Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, and Judy Garland...
Interview Frank Inn In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Frank Inn (1916-2002) talks about his early years, and his first job on the MGM lot as a laborer. He describes training a dog after a terrible car accident and coming to the attention of Hollywood animal trainer Henry East. He recalls working with animal...
Interview Bernie Brillstein In his nearly four-hour interview, Bernie Brillstein (1931-2008) talks about his experiences growing up in the entertainment world of New York City, and how he eventually landed a job in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency. He discusses his meeting with WMA client Elvis Presley, and fondly...
