Interview John A. Martinelli In his three-hour interview, John A. Martinelli (1939-2022) talks about his first industry job in the ABC Film Department and shares how it led to a job assistant editing The Lawrence Welk Show . He describes his time in the army, where he was stationed in Alaska editing for the NBC affiliate there...
Interview Ann B. Davis In her one-and-a-half-hour interview, Ann B. Davis (1926-2014) talks about her early years working in theater and her first big break in television, playing the role of "Schultzy" in the 1950s sitcom The Bob Cummings Show , the role for which she was most well-known in her early career. She...
Interview Ted Bergmann In his five-hour interview, Ted Bergmann (1920-2014) talks about his early years breaking into the business at NBC radio, working as a page before World War II, then as an announcer/producer after the war. He then describes in great detail his primary association in television, working for the...
Interview Vic Mizzy In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Vic Mizzy (1916-2009) describes composing two of the most recognizable television theme songs of all time, for the series The Addams Family and Green Acres . Regarding The Addams Family , Mizzy talks about directing the main title sequence and writing motifs...
Interview Harvey Korman In the one-and-a-half-hour solo portion of his interview, Harvey Korman (1927-2008) speaks about studying under actress Uta Hagen and talks about some of his earliest television roles. He recalls working with several legendary comics including Danny Kaye, Lucille Ball, and Jack Benny. Korman...
Interview Tim Conway In the one-hour solo portion of his interview, Tim Conway (1933-2019) talks about his early years in local television at Cleveland's WJW, where he was discovered by Rose Marie. He discusses his appearances on The New Steve Allen Show and describes his role as "Ensign Charles Parker" on McHale's...
