Martin Manulis

Martin Manulis (1915-2007) was interviewed for five hours in Los Angeles, CA.  Manulis talked about the "Golden Age of Television," and the challenges of producing live television anthologies, especially his greatest contribution to television, the critically acclaimed anthology, Playhouse 90 .  Manulis recalled celebrated teleplays like "Requiem for a Heavyweight," and "The Miracle Worker."  He also talked about working with Jack Palance, Ed Wynn, Jack Lemmon, Claudette Colbert, Rod Serling, Tad Mosel and JP Miller.  B-roll consisted of dozens of publicity photos taken for Playhouse 90 .  The interview was conducted by Morrie Gelman on June 17, 1997.