Producer/Director E. Roger Muir Has Died-- Interview Online

E. Roger Muir, who produced Howdy Doody (as well as such other early NBC series as Geographically Speaking, I Love to Eat, and The Chesterfield Club), has died at the age of 89.

In part four, below, he talks about Howdy Doody:



Click here to view E. Roger Muir's entire six-part Archive Interview.

Interview Description:

E. Roger Muir was interviewed for three hours in Wolfeboro, NH. During his interview, Mr. Muir detailed his early television directing experiences. He discussed his tenure as the producer of Howdy Doody, which he produced throughout the program’s run. He also spoke about the creation of “Gumby,” which debuted on the program. He later went on to head children’s programming at the network. The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on October 20, 1999.