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Arthur Gardner

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"We had a working relationship with everybody who worked with us. There was nothing imperial about it. We would always work hand in hand with everybody."

About This Interview

In his Archive interview, Arthur Gardner talks about the many classic TV series he produced in the 1950s and 60s, including The Rifleman and The Big Valley.  Arthur Gardner was interviewed in North Hollywood, CA on December 3, 2009; Stephen J. Abramson conducted the one-and-a-half-hour interview.

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  • Big Valley, The
  • Rifleman, The

People

  • Barbara Stanwyck

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Video: Embeddable excerpt from Arthur Gardner's Archive of American Television Interview (click through to You Tube to reveal the embed code)

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Autobiography: The Badger Kid

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  • Producer Arthur Gardner on his busy schedule producing feature films and television shows, such as <i>The Big Valley</i>, simulanteouslyProducer Arthur Gardner on his busy schedule producing feature films and television shows, such as The Big Valley, simulanteously
    Clip begins at: 50:58, Duration: 00m 46s
  • Producer Arthur Gardner on <i>The Big Valley</i> star Barbara StanwyckProducer Arthur Gardner on The Big Valley star Barbara Stanwyck
    Clip begins at: 44:02, Duration: 00m 37s
  • Producer Arthur Gardner on the production schedule of <i>The Big Valley</i>Producer Arthur Gardner on the production schedule of The Big Valley
    Clip begins at: 46:41, Duration: 01m 26s
  • Producer Arthur Gardner on <i>The Rifleman</i> star Chuck ConnorsProducer Arthur Gardner on The Rifleman star Chuck Connors
    Clip begins at: 22:34, Duration: 00m 52s

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
  • Full Chapter One
    Clip begins at: 0:0
  • Chapter 2
  • Full Chapter Two
    Clip begins at: 0:0

Shows

  • Big Valley, The
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on The Big Valley star Barbara Stanwyck
      Clip begins at: 44:02, Duration: 00m 37s
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on the production schedule of The Big Valley
      Clip begins at: 46:41, Duration: 01m 26s
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on his busy schedule producing feature films and television shows, such as The Big Valley, simulanteously
      Clip begins at: 50:58, Duration: 00m 46s
  • Rifleman, The
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on The Rifleman star Chuck Connors
      Clip begins at: 22:34, Duration: 00m 52s

People

  • Chuck Connors
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on The Rifleman star Chuck Connors
      Clip begins at: 22:34, Duration: 00m 52s
  • Arnold Laven
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on his business partners Jules Levy and Arnold Laven, and the naming of their production company
      Clip begins at: 05:24, Duration: 02m 04s
  • Jules Levy
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on his business partners Jules Levy and Arnold Laven, and the naming of their production company
      Clip begins at: 05:24, Duration: 02m 04s
  • Barbara Stanwyck
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on The Big Valley star Barbara Stanwyck
      Clip begins at: 44:02, Duration: 00m 37s
  • John Wayne
    • Producer Arthur Gardner on John Wayne
      Clip begins at: 53:59, Duration: 01m 45s
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