Ernest Kinoy
Writer
About This Interview
Ernest Kinoy was interviewed for five hours in Williamsville, VT. Kinoy described his early career writing for NBC radio. He discussed going on to write for many “live” dramatic television shows including: Studio One, Philco-Goodyear Playhouse, Playhouse 90, DuPont Show of the Week, Naked City, and Dr. Kildare. In 1965, Kinoy won his first Emmy for an episode of The Defenders entitled “Blacklist.” His second Emmy was won for the groundbreaking miniseries Roots. During the interview, Kinoy also discussed the legacy of television producer Herbert Brodkin. The interview was conducted by Sunny Parich on October 29, 1998.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
- On comparing writing for radio versus writing for television
- Chapter 2
- On starting to write for early live television
- Chapter 3
- On working at NBC radio; working with Imogene Coca, Mel Brooks, early television
- Chapter 4
- On writing the Studio One episode Walk Down the Hill; on The Defenders
- Chapter 5
- On the Hollywood Blacklist; Red Channels
- Chapter 6
- On the move from live television to video and film; Naked City, The Monkees television show
- Chapter 7
- On the WGA; feature films, television movies
- Chapter 8
- On the miniseries Roots and how it came about
- Chapter 9
- On writing, advice, on television at its best; on his legacy
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