Loring Mandel
Writer
About This Interview
In his Archive of American Television interview, writer Loring Mandel talks about his start in television as a teleplay writer on such dramatic anthology series as Studio One and Playhouse 90. He then describes his work on many movies and miniseries including Benjamin Franklin, Citizen Cohn, and the Emmy-winning Conspiracy. Loring Mandel was interviewed in Somers, NY on June 15, 2010; Stephen Bowie conducted the three-hour interview.
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- Chapter 1
- On his early years; on his start in radio and television in Chicago
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On moving to New York; on wriiting for dramatic anthology series including Studio One
Clip begins at: 14:41 - Chapter 2
- On writing for many anthology dramas including Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Playhouse 90, The Seven Lively Arts, and others
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On being asked to join CBS daytime television by Fred Silverman
Clip begins at: 57:32 - Chapter 3
- On his work on Love of Life
Clip begins at: 0:0 - On his television movies including Conspiracy,"The Whirlwind" segment of Benjamin Franklin, Citizen Cohn (rewrite) and others; on his presidency of The Writers Guild of America, East; on his legacy
Clip begins at: 10:52
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Awesome, thanks.. You're an inspiration, Mr Mandel!
I came to this from Conspiracy, but I learned so much. I'm younger, but can faintly recall the live TV stuff. Very intense.
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