Albert Freedman
Producer
About This Interview
Albert Freedman talks about his early days as a writer and producer for radio, on such audience participation shows as Earn Your Vacation and A Dollar A Minute. He describes his transition to TV, writing for The Pinky Lee Show and You Bet Your Life. He describes his early association with Jack Barry and Dan Enright when he produced the quiz shows Juvenile Jury and Life Begins at Eighty in the mid-1950s. He describes his work as a producer on Tic Tac Dough and Tweny-One. Twenty-One would become the center of controversy during the "quiz show scandals" and Freedman describes his testimonies before the grand jury hearings in New York and the later Harris subcommittee in Washington D.C. Freedman describes his dealings with Charles Van Doren, whom he initially booked on Twenty-One, the star witness of the Washington hearings. Freedman also discusses his later work in television, after a long absence, on such series as KTLA's Paramount Television and Your Funny Funny Films, in the 1960s. Conducted June 23, 2000 by Jeff Kisseloff.
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I think freedman and stempel's interviews were honest.
people forget how many people were not aware of the legal system like today. He was the fall guy. I appreciated both interviews.
I still can't believe what he stated about Stempel in part 4. When I watched Stempel's interview, he wasn't at all what he accused him to be.
I have a hunch that he's not telling the absolute truth......
@donwert I have to agree with you. I also saw Stempel's interview. He did not seem psychotic to me.
I agree with you below. I feel he is lying to the interviewer also especially in part 4 at about 14:30. There is a tell.....he looks down to the left when he answers the question. It seems to me as a half truth as there are many half truths in this interview.
I think he is actually what he accuses Stemple of being. Someone who believes his own lies. Maybe this fellow is the nut. Or just plain stupid~ PUTZ! Smuck! Really.
Wouldn't you think this guy was bright enough to know he needed his own lawyer
before testifying before the grand jury? The irony is that fixing quiz shows was legal at the time. There was no prosecution for that. All the prosecutions were for lying about it to the grand jury. And, given the way he trashes Stempel, I'm dubious about his story that he promised Van Doren not to rat him out and he lied to protect him as a matter of "conscience". Freedman is a bitter man who thinks he'sa scapegoat.
@brabon1 I agree---and notice how he always uses the word "controlled" instead of "fixed". You can see a 1 1/2 hr. interview of Stempel on YouTube that was made
a few years ago----he's very bright and engaging and not remotely "psychotic".
Freedman's guilty conscience is talking here...
@gussiesgal1
I googled Albert Freedman in light of Bob Guccione's obit announcement this morning and came across this YouTube clip. In the late 1970's - early 1980s I was very good friends with Al's youngest daughter Tani when we both studied at NYU. I also have very fond memories of Al's late wife who was very kind to me. Tani and I eventually drifted apart and I would love to find out anything you can tell me, if you can. Thanks, D
why, after all these years is this man trying to rationalize what he did?
tic tac dough was also fixed...one episode is on youtube and it is not exciting...both contestants know the answers to every question
stempel psychotic? freedman has no morals
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