Interview John Moffitt In his nearly four-hour interview, John Moffitt describes his start in television as a production assistant on The Ed Sullivan Show . He details rising through the ranks to become an assistant director on the show during the mid-to-late 1960s and shares his recollections of several memorable guests...
Interview Vince Calandra In his over four-hour interview, Vince Calandra talks about working his way up from the mailroom at CBS to working in production and handling the cue cards for The Ed Sullivan Show . He describes his promotion to talent coordinator for the series and mentions some of the guests he booked, including...
Interview Les Charles In the twenty-minute solo portion of his interview, Les Charles talks about his early years growing up near Las Vegas. He recalls the first time he saw television and his early jobs working in a bar and as a substitute teacher. He also recounts becoming writing partners with his brother, Glen...
Interview Glen Charles In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Glen Charles talks about his early years growing up near Las Vegas. He discusses the radio and television programs he enjoyed in his youth, his work in advertising, and how he started writing for television with his brother, Les Charles. In the three-...
Interview Marion Ross In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, actress Marion Ross describes her early career, including her appearance as a regular on the 1950s sitcom Life With Father and appearing as a guest on The Lone Ranger, where she uttered the line, "Who was that masked man?" She describes being a struggling...
