E. Roger Muir
Producer / Executive
About This Interview
In his Archive interview, producer E. Roger Muir (1918-2008) discusses his early TV directing experiences for NBC. He talks about becoming the producer of the popular children's program The Howdy Doody Show, which he produced throughout the program's run. He also speaks about the creation of Gumby, which debuted on the program. He then chronicles his job heading children's programming at NBC before leaving NBC to produce gameshows. The three-hour interview was conducted October 20, 1999 by Karen Herman.
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Interview
- Part 1
- On his early years and his first television work
Clip begins at: 0:0 - Part 2
- On directing telecasts of opera and baseball
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On the genesis of Howdy Doody
Clip begins at: 10:59 - Part 3
- On the advertisers and audiences of Howdy Doody; on the show's characters; on Howdy's "facelift"
Clip begins at: 0:0 - Part 4
- On the The Howdy Doody Show's music, changes, his duties and working with Buffalo Bob Smith
Clip begins at: 0:0 - Part 5
- On the last Howdy Doody Show broadcast; on the show's legacy
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On other NBC childrens shows including Gumby; on leaving NBC
Clip begins at: 04:30 - On producing game shows including The Newlywed Game; on the quiz show scandals; on Readers Digest Specials
Clip begins at: 00:00 - Part 6
- On his then-recent projects; on his advice to aspiring producers; on how he'd like to be remembered
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On some photos illustrating aspects of his career
Clip begins at: 22:21
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Thank you,Thank you for this interview.I enjoyed these 6 parts on Mr Muir who is a distant cousin ,His family Michael Muir and Mary Marshall and some of their family came from Kilmarnock ,Ayershire in Scotland abt 1840 to Nova Scotia Canada A small place Eureka/Riverton outside of Stellarton .was the location of their farm in Pictou County.We are very proud of Roger Muirs accomplishments in the TV medium. I regret i did not know him but these videos have been a wonderful introduction.
Bessie flanders whose mother was a Muir also desc from these pioneers.
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