Interview Peter Boyle In his nearly one-and-a-half-hour interview, Peter Boyle (1935-2006) reminisces about growing up in Philadelphia, where his father performed on local children's television shows.He describes the brief tenure he spent as a monk before embarking on his acting studies with Uta Hagen. He outlines his...
Interview Alex Trebek In his two-hour interview, Alex Trebek (1940-2020) talks about his early career interests, his school years (including earning a Philosophy degree), and his start in broadcasting on the CBC in Canada. He reminisces about his days in radio and television broadcasting in his early twenties and the...
Interview Eileen Fulton In her nearly two-hour interview, Eileen Fulton talks about growing up in North Carolina, moving to New York, and studying under Sanford Meisner. She discusses being cast as "Lisa Miller" on the daytime soap As the World Turns in 1960 for what was originally a three-month summer storyline that...
Genre Music Shows & Variety Shows/Specials Music & Variety Shows and Specials describe shows featuring one or more musical and/or comedy performance, frequently including guest stars. For dramatic specials, see: TV Movies/Miniseries/Dramatic Specials.
Genre Cop/Detective/Mystery Series Cop/Detective/Mystery series describes shows featuring recurring protagonists who engage in solving or preventing crimes.
Topic Pop Culture Interviewees discuss the origins and impact of TV's greatest entertainment moments.