Bud Yorkin
Show Creator/ Producer/ Director
About This Interview
Bud Yorkin was interviewed for nearly four hours in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Yorkin described directing or producing on shows including: The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Dinah Shore Show, The George Gobel Show, and The Jack Benny Show. Starting in 1959, he teamed up with Norman Lear and co-created and produced shows including: All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude and Good Times, among others. The interview was conducted by Morrie Gelman on December 2, 1997.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
- On his childhood, early influences
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- On Producer Fred Coe; on the Colgate Comedy Hour; on live television; on The Dinah Shore Show; on Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin
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- On being a director and his influences; on working with George Gobel; the Ernie Ford Show; on directing comedy
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- On producing; on the Hollywood Blacklist; on An Evening with Fred Astaire; on winning Emmy awards; working with Jack Benny;
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- On his partnership with Norman Lear; Henry Fonda and the Family; The Andy Williams Special; Come Blow Your Horn; on creating All in the Family and its cast
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- On why CBS took a chance on All in the Family; on criticism, on spinoffs Maude, Sanford & Son, Good Times; Diff'rent Strokes; on syndication
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- On forming Toy Productions; on producing Carter County, What's Happening; on differences in directing film and television; on his career highlights
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- On executives and personalities he's worked with; Fred Silverman, Neil Simon, Don Rickles, Robert Young, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sammy Davis Jr., Aaron Ruben, Rue McClanahan, Jimmy Walker, Norman Lear
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