Interview Leslie Uggams In her two-hour interview, Leslie Uggams describes her childhood growing up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and how she began performing at the Apollo Theater at the age of nine. She talks about her appearances on early television shows including Beulah , The Milton Berle Show...
Interview Shirley Jones In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Shirley Jones speaks about her early career, being discovered by composer Richard Rodgers, and her television debut on Playhouse 90, which led to Burt Lancaster casting her in her Academy Award-winning role in Elmer Gantry . She talks about working on the...
Interview Suzanne Pleshette In her two-hour-plus interview, Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008) talks about her early years as an actress in films ( The Geisha Boy ), television ( Playhouse 90, One Step Beyond ), and Broadway ( The Miracle Worker) . She discusses her friendship with Alfred Hitchcock which began on the feature film...
Interview Tom Poston In his two-hour interview, Tom Poston (1921-2007) talks about his first television appearances, including his stint as a regular on Hawkins Falls and Population 6200 , which originated in Chicago. He chronicles his work on a local New York daytime show, which led to appearances as a regular on The...
Interview Alan Neuman In his three-hour interview, Alan Neuman (1924-2008) talks about joining NBC as a page in 1947 and his rise through the ranks as stage manager and then director. He describes the studios at Rockefeller Center and the early camerawork on series including Kraft Television Theater . He recalls...
