Actor and Writer Jack Larson Looks Back at His "Superman" Days
Librettist, poet, playwright Jack Larson. He got his start as an actor playing Jimmy Olsen, the cub-reporter on the original "Superman" TV show. He has since become a librettist, playwright, and film producer. (Rebroadcast)
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Carl Reiner Is Happy to Be First or Second Banana
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Actress and Civil Rights Lawyer Sheila James Kuehl
Many people will remember Sheila James Kuehl as Zelda Gilroy on the old T-V show "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis." Her TV career ended when rumors began to circulate that she was a lesbian -- and those rumors were true. She's now a prominent lesbian activist and women's rights lawyer in Los Angeles. In November 1994, she became the first openly gay or lesbian person to be elected to the California State Assembly. (Rebroadcast)
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