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...
Interview Ben Wolf In his four-hour interview, Ben Wolf (1929-2013) recalls his early television experiences at KLAC and CBS in Los Angeles, working on such programs as The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show , The Ed Sullivan Show , Carson's Cellar, and Climax! He speaks about his work on The Jack Benny Show and The...
Interview Alan Young In his three-hour interview, Alan Young (1919-2016) discusses his Scottish and Canadian upbringing and starting his show business career as a teenager on radio. He speaks of The Alan Young Show radio program and the television version, and recalls his experiences doing a "live" television series...
Interview George Balzer In his nearly two-hour interview, George Balzer (1915-2006) recalls his start in comedy writing, first for Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall radio program, and then on the radio show Burns and Allen where he first teamed up with writer Sam Perrin. He talks about the duo next working on The Jack Benny...
Interview Frank Liberman In his two-hour interview, Frank Liberman (1917-2009) chronicles his early career at the New York Daily News and then at Warner Bros. in New York and Chicago, where he began in the publicity department. He talks about moving to Hollywood, where he left Warner Bros. and began his own publicity firm...
