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In his nearly four-hour interview, Larry Rhine (1910-2000) speaks of his early years as a writer in radio, which culminated in the position of head-writer of Duffy's Tavern (1949-50). He...

In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Arthur Gardner (1910-2014) talks about how he got his start in the entertainment industry working as an extra at Universal and landing a role in the...

In his nearly five-and-a-half-hour interview, Thomas W. Moore (1918-2007) talks about his early years at CBS radio in sales in the late 1940s and early '50s. He describes his move...

In his over four-hour interview, Charles "Cappy" Cappleman (1926-2021) discusses his tenure at the NBC Summer Radio-TV Institute at Northwestern University, and his interactions with Chicago television greats including Dave...

In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, Roger King (1944-2007) talks about his early years in television, including his position as general manager of Fort Lauderdale station WKID. He discusses the founding of...

In his three-hour interview, Arthur Penn (1922-2010) discusses his early years and his experience in World War II. He recalls his first television job as floor manager for The Colgate...

In his two-hour interview, composer Gerald Fried (1928-2023) talks about his early work on Stanley Kubrick's first films, including his pulsating score for The Killing. Fried then discusses his work...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Tommy Cole speaks about his early introduction to the entertainment industry as a child, singing and playing the accordion on television and radio shows. He speaks...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Marilu Henner talks about her early years doing commercials and appearing as "Marty" in the stage play Grease in Chicago. She discusses her time touring and...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Will Mackenzie speaks about his early television guest appearances, his voice-over work in commercials, and his part in Broadway's Hello Dolly! He looks back on landing...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Al Michaels speaks about his early years as a sports enthusiast who, as a child, wanted to become an announcer. He talks about the practical...

In his three-hour interview, Alan A. Armer (1922-2010) talks about his early years growing up during the Great Depression. He acknowledges winning a World's Fastest Talker contest, while a teenager...

In her over two-hour interview, Katherine Helmond (1929-2019) speaks about being a shy child and how she blossomed when she became an actress, feeling most "at home" on stage. She...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Arthur Rankin, Jr. (1924-2014) talks about his family's background in vaudeville and his time as a page boy at Radio City Music Hall. He discusses his...

In his three-hour interview, Garvin Eddy talks about his early years, and his very first experience on a television show set, when he visited Maude to talk to Edward Stephenson...

In his over two-hour interview, Lee Mendelson (1933-2019) speaks about his early work in television as a writer-producer at San Francisco's KPIX, including a Peabody Award-winning documentary on the history...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Christopher Lloyd talks about writing for such series as The Golden Girls and Frasier, and creating the show Modern Family. He discusses the camera technique used...

In his five-hour interview, Eddie Foy III (1935-2018) reminisces about his unique celebrity-filled childhood and his early years in the entertainment industry as an actor. He speaks in-depth about his...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Hugh Wilson (1943-2018) talks about his early years working for Armstrong Industries, which eventually led him to being a gopher for MTM Productions. He speaks of...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, David Lee recalls his time in Los Angeles as a sandwich delivery boy and his first big break, writing for The Jeffersons. He speaks of his...