In his 14-part (each 30-minute segment is posted separately) oral history interview, legendary director/producer John Rich talks about his start in TV as a stage manager for NBC, where he worked on "The Colgate Comedy Hour". He got his start as a director on "The Ezio Pinza Show". He talks about shows he directed including: "I Married Joan", "The Ray Bolger Show", "Our Miss Brooks", "Gunsmoke", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Gilligan's Island", "The Brady Bunch", and "All in the Family", which he also produced. He also discusses directing pilots for "Maude", "The Jeffersons", "Barney Miller", and "The Bob Newhart Show". Mr. Rich also discusses executive producing "Benson" and "MacGyver".
To access all segments, visit channel playlists or go to http://tvinterviewsarchive.blogspot.com
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This series should be mandatory viewing for anyone wanting to know about T.V. during the great years. John Rich wrote the book....he is the finest comedy director.....EVER!