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In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Julia Louis-Dreyfus discusses her early work in comedy as a member of the Second City Improv group in Chicago and explains how the experience helped her...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, David Lee recalls his time in Los Angeles as a sandwich delivery boy and his first big break, writing for The Jeffersons. He speaks of his...

In the one-hour solo portion of his interview, Ken Levine talks about his varied early interests, including cartooning, baseball, and radio, the latter of which led to a stint at...

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Lynn Stalmaster (1927-2021) talks about his early years as an actor and how he transitioned into becoming a casting director. He describes his early career, and...

In her three-hour interview, Rona Barrett talks about her drive to enter the entertainment industry. She recalls moving to Hollywood and attempting to make a name for herself, and recounts...

In his nearly two-hour interview, Warren Cowan (1921-2008) recalls his entry into entertainment publicity working for Alan Gordon and Associates, and later for Henry Rogers. He also speaks about his...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Roger Mudd (1928-2021) describes working for a newspaper and in radio before transitioning to television news at CBS. He describes reporting at CBS in the 1960s...

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Michael Learned speaks of her early life and theatrical training. She recalls early roles on Canadian television and acting on stage in San Francisco in a...

In his two-hour interview, Dick Van Patten (1928-2015) discusses the beginning of his acting career, performing in 27 Broadway shows from the time he was just seven years old. He...

In her nearly two-hour interview, Dawn Wells (1938-2020) reflects upon her career on the stage and on the big and small screens. Still recognized as the wholesome "Mary Ann Summers"...

In her three-hour interview, Jane Pauley discusses her early life in Indiana, including her many awards for high school speech and debate competitions. She describes her interest in politics and...

In his three-hour interview, Brandon Stoddard (1937-2014) talks about his early interest in acting despite the pressures to enter law (with both his parents being lawyers and the profession going...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, David Isaacs recalls his first job in the television industry in the film department at ABC Television. He discusses consulting on the...

In his nearly three-hour interview, Jeff Probst discusses his first hosting gigs for corporate videos. He recalls getting a job as host of the FX cable channel and talks of...

In their nearly hour-and-a-half interview, Ray Evans (1915-2007) and Jay Livingston (1915-2001) discuss the genesis of their 60-year musical partnership. They recall their arrival in Hollywood to write songs for...

In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, Richard Shapiro discusses writing for late 1960s episodic television including Land of the Giants, as well as working with Natalie Wood on...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Robert Blackman talks about his early interest in costume design. He details his long and successful stint as costume designer for Star Trek: The Next Generation...

In her nearly two-and-a-half-hour interview, Nancy Cartwright describes how she got her start as a voiceover artist. Active in speech club in high school, she discovered her talent with voices...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Walter C. Miller (1926-2020) talks about his early life, and his first television directing job, on NBC’s Sing Along with Mitch. He describes his experiences directing...

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Gilbert Cates (1934-2011) talks about getting hired as an NBC guide at Rockefeller Center. He describes the excitement of working in "live" television in the 1950s...