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Who Talked About This Topic

  • Steve Allen
  • Army Archerd
  • Joe Behar
  • Donald Bellisario
  • Lucille Bliss
  • Eric Braeden
  • Frances Buss Buch
  • Ken Burns
  • Julia Child
  • Nick Clooney
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  • Delbert Mann
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  • Peter Marshall
  • Hugh O’Brian
  • David Pressman
  • Sumner M. Redstone
  • Hank Rieger
  • Phil Rosenthal
  • Stanley Rubin
  • Morley Safer
  • Thomas W. Sarnoff
  • Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf
  • Sherwood Schwartz
  • Ralph Senensky
  • John Silva
  • Garry Simpson
  • Abby Singer
  • Howard K. Smith
  • Sid Smith
  • Jerry Stiller
  • Brandon Stoddard
  • Gale Storm
  • George Takei
  • Clint Walker
  • Ruth Warrick
  • Frederic Ziv
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  • Highlights
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Highlights

  • Steve Allen on being drafted into World War IISteve Allen on being drafted into World War II
    Clip begins at: 07:17, Duration: 01m 16s
  • Frances Buss Buch on working on the CBS TV news program when Pearl Harbor was attackedFrances Buss Buch on working on the CBS TV news program when Pearl Harbor was attacked
    Clip begins at: 23:33, Duration: 01m 57s
  • Bill Dana on the Leopoldville disaster; the "Cheshire Cats"; on visiting Dachau concentration campBill Dana on the Leopoldville disaster; the "Cheshire Cats"; on visiting Dachau concentration camp
    Clip begins at: 21:03
  • George Takei on being confined to an American internment camp during World War II George Takei on being confined to an American internment camp during World War II 
    Clip begins at: 02:34, Duration: 13m 08s
  • Jack Klugman on being drafted in War World II <br/>Jack Klugman on being drafted in War World II
    Clip begins at: 07:01, Duration: 01m 13s
  • Ralph Senensky on serving in World War II <br/>Ralph Senensky on serving in World War II
    Clip begins at: 09:53, Duration: 02m 23s
  • Delbert Mann on serving in the Air Force during World War II <br/>Delbert Mann on serving in the Air Force during World War II
    Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 15m 22s

All Interviewee clips on this topic

  • Steve Allen
    • Steve Allen on being drafted into World War II
      Clip begins at: 07:17, Duration: 01m 16s
  • Army Archerd
    • Army Archerd on serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II
      Clip begins at: 09:27, Duration: 02m 22s
  • Joe Behar
    • Joe Behar on getting drafted in World War II
      Clip begins at: 08:45, Duration: 03m 32s
  • Donald Bellisario
    • Donald Bellisario on early memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
      Clip begins at: 12:14, Duration: 01m 44s
    • Donald Bellisario on his childhood town's reaction to World War II
      Clip begins at: 13:59, Duration: 01m 50s
  • Lucille Bliss
    • Lucille Bliss on performing at Armed Forces Talent Shows during World War II and auditioning the Marine Corps Band
      Clip begins at: 12:20, Duration: 06m 36s
  • Eric Braeden
    • Eric Braeden on growing up in Germany during World War II
      Clip begins at: 01:33, Duration: 04m 16s
  • Frances Buss Buch
    • Frances Buss Buch on working on the CBS TV news program when Pearl Harbor was attacked
      Clip begins at: 23:33, Duration: 01m 57s
  • Ken Burns
    • Ken Burns on producing the WWII documentary The War: A Ken Burns Film
      Clip begins at: 17:32, Duration: 07m 38s
  • Julia Child
    • Julia Child on her time in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II
      Clip begins at: 11:58, Duration: 15m 23s
    • Julia Child on her time in the OSS during World War II (continued)
      Clip begins at: 00:02, Duration: 06m 46s
  • Nick Clooney
    • Nick Clooney on how his family was affected by World War II
      Clip begins at: 06:30, Duration: 01m 47s
  • Henry Colman
    • Henry Colman on serving in the Air Force during World War II
      Clip begins at: 09:00, Duration: 03m 54s
  • Bill Dana
    • Bill Dana on the Leopoldville disaster; the "Cheshire Cats"; on visiting Dachau concentration camp
      Clip begins at: 21:03
    • Bill Dana on being sent to witness the concentration camp at Dachau by President Eisenhower
      Clip begins at: 22:15, Duration: 07m 08s
  • Sam Donaldson
    • Sam Donaldson on being a child during WWII
      Clip begins at: 04:41, Duration: 00m 45s
  • Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
    • Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on how WWII affected them
      Clip begins at: 10:30, Duration: 00m 36s
  • Irving Fein
    • Manager/Producer Irving Fein on trying to serve as a publicist for a General during World War II
      Clip begins at: 01:08, Duration: 03m 40s
  • Julian Goodman
    • Julian Goodman on serving in World War II for a short time and contracting pneumonia
      Clip begins at: 16:06, Duration: 02m 51s
  • Paul Henning
    • Paul Henning on writing for the radio version of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show during World War II
      Clip begins at: 12:38, Duration: 01m 17s
  • Pat Hitchcock
    • Pat Hitchcock O'Connell on coming to the United States as a child and her recollections of World War II
      Clip begins at: 07:45, Duration: 01m 42s
  • Bob Keeshan
    • Bob Keeshan on his experiences in World War II
      Clip begins at: 20:59, Duration: 03m 08s
  • Jack Klugman
    • Jack Klugman on being drafted in War World II
      Clip begins at: 07:01, Duration: 01m 13s
  • Angela Lansbury
    • Angela Lansbury on her recollections of the outbreak of World War II
      Clip begins at: 14:38, Duration: 13m 55s
  • James L. Loper
    • James L. Loper on how World War II affected his family
      Clip begins at: 12:18, Duration: 01m 06s
  • Robert MacNeil
    • Robert MacNeil on his experience of World War 2
      Clip begins at: 14:42, Duration: 08m 54s
  • Delbert Mann
    • Delbert Mann on entering World War II, his recollections of Pearl Harbor, and joining the Air Force
      Clip begins at: 20:46, Duration: 08m 53s
    • Delbert Mann on serving in the Air Force during World War II
      Clip begins at: 00:00, Duration: 15m 22s
    • Delbert Mann on D-Day, V-E Day and V-J Day; on seeing special service troops perform
      Clip begins at: 17:22, Duration: 07m 37s
  • Garry Marshall
    • Producer Garry Marshall on being a child in New York during WWII
      Clip begins at: 10:01, Duration: 02m 32s
  • Peter Marshall
    • Peter Marshall on his service in World War II
      Clip begins at: 13:51, Duration: 03m 44s
  • Hugh O’Brian
    • Hugh O'Brian on his World War II service
      Clip begins at: 05:52, Duration: 03m 36s
  • David Pressman
    • David Pressman on his service in World War II
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 05m 56s
  • Sumner M. Redstone
    • Sumner Redstone on code breaking during World War II
      Clip begins at: 08:12, Duration: 04m 45s
  • Hank Rieger
    • Hank Rieger on serving in World War II and having his first experience with public relations during the war
      Clip begins at: 09:30, Duration: 06m 20s
  • Phil Rosenthal
    • Phil Rosenthal on being named after his grandfather and how his grandfather survived during World War II
      Clip begins at: 00:36, Duration: 01m 45s
  • Stanley Rubin
    • Stanley Rubin on serving in the Motion Picture Unit during World War II
      Clip begins at: 08:21, Duration: 01m 24s
  • Morley Safer
    • Morley Safer on being a child of World War II
      Clip begins at: 04:51, Duration: 02m 24s
  • Thomas W. Sarnoff
    • Thomas W. Sarnoff on his military service during World War II (and briefly on his father being a general)
      Clip begins at: 19:02, Duration: 05m 38s
  • Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf
    • Bob Weiskopf on his service in WWII while working for The Fred Allen Show
      Clip begins at: 19:52
  • Sherwood Schwartz
    • Sherwood Schwartz on  serving in the U.S. Army and writing for Armed Forces Radio during World War II
      Clip begins at: 04:41, Duration: 09m 29s
  • Ralph Senensky
    • Ralph Senensky on serving in World War II
      Clip begins at: 09:53, Duration: 02m 23s
  • John Silva
    • John Silva on how World War II affected his family; on becoming a radar officer in World War II
      Clip begins at: 06:00, Duration: 06m 58s
    • John Silva on the technological innovations he learned about as a a radar officer in World War II
      Clip begins at: 12:58, Duration: 01m 14s
  • Garry Simpson
    • Garry Simpson on showing civil defense films during World War II and NBC not broadcasting television during the war after 1942
      Clip begins at: 10:30, Duration: 03m 21s
    • Garry Simpson on serving in the Navy as a test engineer
      Clip begins at: 13:51, Duration: 01m 41s
  • Abby Singer
    • Abby Singer on his time in World War II
      Clip begins at: 03:13, Duration: 01m 02s
  • Howard K. Smith
    • Howard K. Smith on getting arrested by the Gestapo
      Clip begins at: 22:02, Duration: 00m 47s
    • Howard K. Smith on leaving Germany and arriving in Switzerland on December 7, 1941
      Clip begins at: 05:47, Duration: 01m 29s
  • Sid Smith
    • Sid Smith on joining the Marine Corps College Program during World War II; on transferring to the Navy
      Clip begins at: 05:47, Duration: 02m 29s
  • Jerry Stiller
    • Jerry Stiller on serving in World War II
      Clip begins at: 16:55, Duration: 02m 47s
  • Brandon Stoddard
    • Brandon Stoddard on developing The Winds of War  and War and Remembrance 
      Clip begins at: 00:01, Duration: 13m 46s
  • Gale Storm
    • Gale Storm on her involvement with the war effort during World War II
      Clip begins at: 08:58, Duration: 01m 11s
  • George Takei
    • George Takei on being confined to an American internment camp during World War II 
      Clip begins at: 02:34, Duration: 13m 08s
  • Clint Walker
    • Clint Walker on serving in the Merchant Marines during World War II
      Clip begins at: 17:29, Duration: 01m 33s
  • Ruth Warrick
    • Ruth Warrick on World War II
      Clip begins at: 23:35, Duration: 04m 01s
  • Frederic Ziv
    • Frederic Ziv on how his company was affected by World War II
      Clip begins at: 17:46, Duration: 03m 07s
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