Interview George Schlatter In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, George Schlatter talks about his early interest in television and his short-lived music career. He describes getting his big break producing The Dinah Shore Chevy Show and producing specials for Victor Borge and Jonathan Winters. He chronicles his year...
Interview Jerry Goldsmith In his two-hour interview, Jerry Goldsmith talks about his early years at CBS where he began as a typist in the music department and then began working on shows, adding library music (and some original work) to radio series of the day. He describes his transition to television with the "live"...
Interview Norman Lear with Emerson College In his one-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Norman Lear (1922-2023) talks about his early years at Emerson College and his time in the television business, and recalls some significant lessons and memories throughout his career. He talks in depth about the healing...
Interview Al Lewis In his hour-and-a-half interview, Al Lewis (1910-2006) talks about his career as a traveling medicine salesman and working at various radio stations. He discusses his early career in television and the types of characters he played, and shares a very memorable experience eating lunch with John...
Collection Writers Guild Foundation Collection The Writers Guild Foundation program, The Writer Speaks , has recorded interviews with prominent writers about their careers and craft for many years. In 2013, The Interviews began co-producing oral history interviews with our friends at the Writers Guild Foundation. We share research and the...
Collection American Cinema Editors (ACE) Collection The objects and purposes of the American Cinema Editors are to advance the art and science of the film editing profession; to increase the entertainment value of motion pictures by attaining artistic pre-eminence and scientific achievement in the creative art of film editing; to bring into close...
