Mike Fenton

Mike Fenton was interviewed for two-and-a-half hours in Tarzana, CA.  Fenton talked about his early years breaking into talent agencies in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s.  He spoke about his work as the head of casting for TNL Productions where he worked for Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard on such series as The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.  He discussed at length his work as an associate producer on the adventure series I Spy, also for TNL.  Fenton then talked about his work casting motion pictures including the television movie Friendly Fire and such feature films as Young Frankenstein and Back to the Future.   The interview was conducted by Henry Colman on October 1, 2003.