Interview George Sunga In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, George Sunga (1932-2023) talks about his analysis of the 1950s live television anthology series Climax! that he compiled as part of his studies at San Diego State College. He describes his extensive on-site observation of the series' production at Television...
Interview Milton Berle In his four-hour interview, Milton Berle (1908-2002) fondly recalls "Mama Berle" and her influence on his early career when he started performing as a child in vaudeville. He discusses how his vaudeville background prepared him for television, talks extensively about the success of Texaco Star...
Interview Joyce Randolph In her two-hour interview, Joyce Randolph (1924-2024) discusses her early years as an actress on the stage and speaks of her first appearance on television in 1946 -- on experimental station WRGB in Schenectady, NY. She outlines her roles in early television on the DuMont network, on shows Martin...
Interview Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (1923-2013) says of All in the Family 's approach to topical issues, "There's nothing like humor to burst what seems to be an enormous problem. Humor reduces it to nothing and wipes it out. That's what humor does. That was a great part of that show in terms of every issue, but...
