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In his Archive interview "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner discusses the hit series, plus chronicles his previous work on "The Sopranos" and "Becker." He also discusses his creative process in-depth. Here are some excerpts from the full five-hour interview (see the whole interview at http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/matthew-weiner ).
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Full 5-part career-spanning oral history interview with actress Shirley Jones who speaks about her early career, her discovery by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and her television debut on "Playhouse 90", which lead to her casting in her Academy Award-winning role in "Elmer Gantry". She discusses working on the film "The Music Man" and other features. She talks in depth about her first series role as Shirley Partridge on "The Partridge Family" and discusses working with her stepson and co-star, David Cassidy. She then talks about the many made-for-television movies she has made including: "The Children of An Lac", "There Were Times Dear" and "Hidden Places". She also discusses her work on "The Drew Carey Show", where she played Drew's love-interest for three episodes. Conducted December 5, 2005 by Karen Herman.
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Barbara Walters was interviewed for two hours in New York, NY. Walters looked back upon her earliest days in television, working as an Assistant Director of Publicity, as well as a producer of the show Ask The Camera, at WNBT in New York; and later, her move to WPIX in New York where she worked for the Morning Show. She talked about being hired at WNBT in New York as the sole female writer on the Today Show, and recalled those early days on the popular morning program, as well as her occasional forays in front of the camera during location segments. She spoke about the impact of the coverage of President Kennedy's assassination on television, and the role she played in reporting the national tragedy. She talked at length about her preparation for interviews, and how involved she is in the process of not only writing and producing her segments but also in editing them. Ms. Walters discussed her much publicized transition from NBC to ABC in the mid-seventies, and the controversy over her then unparalleled one million-dollar contract. She explained her collaboration with Harry Reasoner on ABC's Evening News, and her much more fulfilling work later on 20/20, alongside a long-time colleague, Hugh Downs. She reminisced about some her historic trips abroad, to such locales as China, Israel and Cuba. Ms. Walters also talked about many of the interviews that she has conducted throughout her career, with such notable people including Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, John Wayne, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Fidel Castro, the Shah of Iran, Christopher Reeve, Monica Lewinsky and John and Patty Ramsey. Lastly, she described her most recent efforts on the successful ABC morning show The View. The interview was conducted by Don Carleton on May 23, 2000.
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Visit http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/pat-morita for the full 7-part oral history interview with Noriyuke "Pat Morita (1932-2005), who talks about his early years, including his spending part of his childhood in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II. Mr. Morita discusses turning to comedy performance at 30, and quickly rosing to his television debut on "Hollywood Palace". He talks about landing a role on "Happy Days" as Arnold. He also discusses his work on "Sanford and Son" and speaks fondly of his mentor, the late Redd Foxx. He also talks about his work on the "Karate Kid" feature films and his general philosophy about his career. Conducted October 13, 2000.
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