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Interview

Michael Learned

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...
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Interview

Dick Van Patten

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...
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Interview

Dawn Wells

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"...
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Jane Pauley

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...
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Interview

Brandon Stoddard

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...
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David Isaacs

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...
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Interview

Jeff Probst

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...
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Jay Livingston

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...
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Richard Shapiro

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...
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Robert Blackman

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...
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Interview

Nancy Cartwright

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...
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Interview

Walter C. Miller

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...
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Gilbert Cates

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...
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Interview

Hank Azaria

In his one-hour-and-forty-five-minute interview, Hank Azaria talks about his early life and his decision to pursue a career in acting, which led to his first job, in an Italian gum...
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Interview

Julian Goodman

In his nearly three-and-a-half-hour interview, Julian Goodman (1922-2012) discusses his years as president of NBC (from 1966 to 1974). In addition, he talks about his start at NBC News, when...
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Interview

Hector Ramirez

In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Hector Ramirez (1944-2023) discusses his career as a camera operator, from his start on All in the Family to one of his then-current positions as an...
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Interview

Lisa Kudrow

In her three-hour interview, Lisa Kudrow talks about growing up with the hopes of becoming a biomedical engineer and how her goals shifted to acting. She discusses her work with...
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Interview

Jaclyn Smith

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Jaclyn Smith discusses her early years and family life growing up in Texas. She talks of her early interest in acting and modeling and becoming the...
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Interview

Anne Nelson

In her three-hour interview, Anne Nelson (1922-2009) talks about her early life, and her first job at CBS in the sales department, starting in 1942. She describes working at CBS...
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Interview

Darren Star

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Darren Star talks about his college years studying writing at UCLA and his first industry job, as an assistant at the public relations firm, Guttman &...
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