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Loring Mandel

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"I've been sort of like a loner in this business my whole life. I've always found that my own level of interest is what drew me to something. I don't search for things in a given category."

About This Interview

In his Archive of American Television interview, writer Loring Mandel talks about his start in television as a teleplay writer on such dramatic anthology series as Studio One and Playhouse 90. He then describes his work on many movies and miniseries including Benjamin Franklin, Citizen Cohn, and the Emmy-winning Conspiracy. Loring Mandel was interviewed in Somers, NY on June 15, 2010; Stephen Bowie conducted the three-hour interview.

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  • Part 1
  • On his early years; on his start in radio and television in Chicago
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • On moving to New York; on wriiting for dramatic anthology series including Studio One
    Clip begins at: 14:41
  • Part 2
  • On writing for many anthology dramas including Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Playhouse 90, The Seven Lively Arts , and others
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • On being asked to join CBS daytime television by Fred Silverman
    Clip begins at: 57:32
  • Part 3
  • On his work on Love of Life
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • On his television movies including Conspiracy, "The Whirlwind" segment of Benjamin Franklin, Citizen Cohn (rewrite) and others; on his presidency of The Writers Guild of America, East; on his legacy
    Clip begins at: 10:52

Shows

  • CBS Playhouse
    • Loring Mandel on writing the Emmy-winning CBS Playhouse teleplay "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" (airdate October 17, 1967)
      Clip begins at: 41:00, Duration: 11m 24s
    • Writer Loring Mandel on the CBS Playhouse teleplay "The Shadow Game" (airdate: May 7, 1969)
      Clip begins at: 52:24, Duration: 01m 21s
  • Conspiracy
    • Loring Mandel on writing the Emmy-winning script for the 2001 HBO TV movie Conspiracy
      Clip begins at: 37:13, Duration: 05m 40s
  • Love of Life
    • Writer Loring Mandel on his short tenure (1970-71) at Love of Life
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 10m 51s
  • Playhouse 90
    • Loring Mandel on writing the Playhouse 90 teleplay "The Raider" (airdate: February 19, 1955)
      Clip begins at: 27:28, Duration: 03m 27s
  • To Confuse the Angel
    • Writer Loring Mandel on 1970 TV movie To Confuse the Angel
      Clip begins at: 53:45, Duration: 02m 04s

People

  • Fred Silverman
    • Writer Loring Mandel on being asked to join CBS daytime television by Fred Silverman
      Clip begins at: 57:32, Duration: 02m 08s
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Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2012-03-10 03:02.

Awesome, thanks.. You're an inspiration, Mr Mandel!

I came to this from Conspiracy, but I learned so much. I'm younger, but can faintly recall the live TV stuff. Very intense.

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