Interview Ellen Holly In her four-and-a-half hour interview, Ellen Holly (1931-2023) talks about her early life, and her paternal family tree going back to the 1700s. She discusses becoming interested in acting, and her big Broadway breakthrough in Too Late the Phalarope . She recalls attending the Actors Studio at the...
Interview Robert Smigel In his nine-hour interview, Robert Smigel talks about his early life and family and growing up in Manhattan. He recalls wanting to be a comedian from an early age but instead pursuing a career as a dentist (following in his father's footsteps). He details how he started doing stand-up after...
Interview James Arness In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, James Arness (1923-2011) speaks about his early years and experiences, which included serving in the army during World War II, and recalls his start in local radio in Minneapolis. He notes his break into acting in movies and lists several in which he appeared...
Interview Henry Colman In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Henry Colman (1923-2012) talks of his start in television as an assistant to the director on Kraft Television Theater. He discusses his work on other programs, including Robert Montgomery Presents and Colgate Comedy Hour, and describes how he then became a...
Interview Phil Donahue In his four-and-a-half-hour interview, Phil Donahue describes the meandering path that led to hosting his long-running talk show, The Phil Donahue Show aka Donahue . He explains how his journey took him from announcing television news at KYW in Cleveland, OH, to working in a bank in Albuquerque, NM...