Remembering Jeanne Cooper

The Young and the Restless actress passes away at age 84.

Richard Donner now online

Richard Donner's interview is now online!

The director talks The Twilight Zone, Kojak, and The Fugitive.

Robert Johnson now online

Robert Johnson's Interview is now online!

The executive talks founding Black Entertainment Television (BET).

Carol Burnett Turns 80

Happy 80th Birthday, Carol Burnett!

The comedienne was born on April 26, 1933.

Remembering Jack Shea

The director passes away at 84.

Tom Bergeron now online

Tom Bergeron's Interview is Now online!

The host talks Dancing with the Stars and America's Funniest Home Videos.

Lisa Kudrow Now online

Lisa Kudrow's Interview is Now Online!

The actress talks Friends, Mad About You, and The Comeback.

Remembering Jonathan Winters

The comedian passes away at age 87.

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Welcome to EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG, the online home of the TV Academy Foundation’s ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN TELEVISION.

The Archive collects in-depth video interviews with TV's greatest legends and pioneers. Browse the interviews by person, show, topic or profession.

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New from the Archive of American Television Presents DVD Series

A tele-biography by renowned author, screenwriter, and film critic James Ageee, Mr. Lincoln (1952) earned wide acclaim as the centerpiece of OMNIBUS' inaugural season. Starring: Royal Dano and Joanne Woodward, with memorable funeral-train sequences by second-unit director Stanley Kubrick.

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