Industry Strikes The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs About “The writers never won anything without fighting for those rights… going on strike when they had to.” - Larry Gelbart, Writer/Producer/Director Interviewees discuss union and guild strikes and how they impacted television production. Related topics Industry Crossroads Highlights Larry Gelbart on the 1985 Academy Awards show, which he was asked to write, but during which there was a Writer's Guild strike; his comittment to the WGA during this time 03:14 Esme Chandlee on dealing with the Teamster's strike in 1945 01:22 Asaad Kelada on how "The Dinner Party," an episode of The Office was delayed due to the Writers' Strike 02:51 William Schallert on his tenure as President of SAG and a strike 01:43 Dan Wilcox on the television writers strike of 2007 02:08 Sid Caesar on skipping a rehearsal to relieve tensions when less experienced crew fill-ins were used during a strike on Your Show of Shows in the 1950s 01:21 Who talked about this topic Sid CaesarView Interview Sid Caesar on skipping a rehearsal to relieve tensions when less experienced crew fill-ins were used during a strike on Your Show of Shows in the 1950s 01:21 Esme ChandleeView Interview Esme Chandlee on dealing with the Teamster's strike in 1945 01:22 David ChaseView Interview David Chase on a memorable encounter with Steve Allen on the picket line for the Writers Guild of America strike in 1974 Dorothy FontanaView Interview Dorothy Fontana on working at Revue Studios during the actor and writers' strikes in 1960 01:24 Larry GelbartView Interview Larry Gelbart on the effect the Writer's Guild Strike in 1973 had on the production of M*A*S*H 00:33 Larry Gelbart on the 1985 Academy Awards show, which he was asked to write, but during which there was a Writer's Guild strike; his comittment to the WGA during this time 03:14 Asaad KeladaView Interview Asaad Kelada on how "The Dinner Party," an episode of The Office was delayed due to the Writers' Strike 02:51 Bill MelendezView Interview Bill Melendez on Disney animators going on strike in 1941 and Walt Disney's reaction to the strike 02:35 Bill Melendez on the Disney animators strike of 1941, on the leader of the strike, and Walt Disney's response to the strike 08:00 Anne NelsonView Interview Anne Nelson on dealing with unions and strikes 01:41 Abraham PolonskyView Interview Abraham Polonsky on his work on You Are There, and his continued blacklisting Del ReismanView Interview Del Reisman on the 1960 writers' strike; on joining the Writers Guild of America, West and becoming deeply involved in its work 01:43 William SchallertView Interview William Schallert on his tenure as President of SAG and a strike 01:43 John StraussView Interview John Strauss on his participation in two union strikes 04:52 Tucker WiardView Interview Tucker Wiard on the strike in Hollywood and how that affected his work on Murphy Brown 03:09 Dan WilcoxView Interview Dan Wilcox on the television writers strike of 2007 02:08
