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Stanley Siegel
Stanley Siegel Collection
1970-2016
Color Videotape
The irrepressible Stanley Siegel pioneered an exciting and dynamic television interview style in the 1970s with his hit morning show in New York City. Stanley believed that TV news anchors had become dull cardboard-cutouts who lacked substance and real character so he set about tackling his interview subjects with a refreshingly unscripted (and sometimes unhinged) approach, with results ranging from the hard-hitting to the ridiculous. Whether he was talking to a local hot dog vendor or a world famous movie star, Stanley had a knack for showing another side of his guests.
Early one morning on his way to the studio, Stanley encountered Truman Capote who was stumbling out of a cab and invited him to appear on the show which was going on the air live in a matter of minutes. Where most TV hosts would have faltered and had great difficulty handling a drunken guest and his unintelligible rambling, Siegel proceeded to deftly lead Capote on a starkly emotional discussion of his problem and the prospect of recovery.
Stanley would take twists and turns during his interviews; would seek to turn them into a confrontation, a therapy session or sometimes even a circus sideshow. By the late seventies, Stanley’s passionate and somewhat manic energy shook up the status quo in the biggest TV market in the USA and paved the way for the likes of such charismatic names as Phil Donahue and Geraldo Rivera.
Still Stanley seemed continually frustrated throughout his career that TV reporters and newsmen were expected to be "yes men" for the network and station-owners, pushing the company agenda and talking on their scripts. He considered it his mission to try and change that and a result he moved jobs/markets frequently through the 70s, 80s and 90s due to run-ins with the powers that be at the stations.
In the late 1970s Stanley hooked up with Roger Ailes who became his producer. Roger was a 'good sport' in Stanley's words and put up with all manner of Siegel’s crazy on-air stunts. It is clear that Stanley strongly influenced Roger Ailes, who had previously worked with the likes of Mike Douglas on more tame and traditional talk programming. Roger of course went on to change the way TV news is presented at Fox News and in this day and age anchors mouthing-off and showing their stripes has become more the rule than the exception. Stanley had a small but significant role in that evolution, for better or worse, and he continued to break the rules in television for over 50 years, working steadily right up until the time of his death in 2016.
Stanley Siegel’s incomparable legacy comprises a fascinating collection of hundreds upon hundreds of unique interviews with many great actors, authors, politicians, musicians, gangsters, and regular everyday folk running the gamut from housewives to taxi drivers to street hustlers. Guests on The Stanley Siegel Show include Johnny Cash, Jimmy Carter, Bette Davis, Sylvester Stallone, William F. Buckley, Gore Vidal, Billy Dee Williams, Sargent Shriver, OJ Simpson, Melvin Belli, Sammy Davis Jr, Dolly Parton, Roy Cohn, Nancy Reagan, George Willig, Phillipe Petit, Steve Martin, Sparks, Warren Beatty, Ann Margret, Norman Mailer, Abba Eban, Andrew Young, Kenny Rogers, Don King, Jimmy Breslin, Mayor Abe Beame, Terry Bradshaw, Truman Capote, Milton Berle, Christine Jorgensen, James Earl Jones, Jerry Falwell, Lynn Redgrave, Barbara Walters, Bob Guccione Jr, Tony Curtis, Magic Johnson, Bob Mackie, Jack Lemmon, Shelley Winters, Anthony Perkins, Governor Jerry Brown, Elliot Gould, Omar Sharif, Jon Peters, Howard Cosell and more!
Stanley Siegel Collection Television Library includes footage of:
![Steve Martin Footage Steve Martin Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SteveMartin2-374x252.jpg)
Steve Martin
![Sylvester Stallone Footage Sylvester Stallone Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SylvesterStallone-374x252.jpg)
Sylvester Stallone
![Warren Beatty Footage Warren Beatty Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WARRENBEATTY-374x252.jpg)
Warren Beatty
![Ann-Margret Footage Ann-Margret Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/AnnMargret-374x252.jpg)
Ann-Margret
![Penelope Spheeris Footage Penelope Spheeris Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PenelopeSpheeris-374x252.jpg)
Penelope Spheeris
![Berlin Footage Berlin Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TerriNunn1-374x252.jpg)
Berlin
![Nudists Footage Nudists Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Nudists-374x252.jpg)
Nudists
![Swingers Footage Swingers Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Swingers-374x252.jpg)
Swingers
![Timothy Leary Footage Timothy Leary Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TimothyLeary-374x252.jpg)
Timothy Leary
![Truman Capote Footage Truman Capote Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CAPOTE-374x252.jpg)
Truman Capote
![Jimmy Carter Footage Jimmy Carter Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JimmyCarter-374x252.jpg)
Jimmy Carter
![Robert Evans Footage Robert Evans Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BobEvans1-374x252.jpg)
Robert Evans
![Margaret Mead Footage Margaret Mead Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MargaretMead-374x252.jpg)
Margaret Mead
![Roy Cohn Footage Roy Cohn Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RoyCohn-374x252.jpg)
Roy Cohn
![Shirley Maclaine Footage Shirley Maclaine Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ShirleyMaclaine-374x252.jpg)
Shirley Maclaine
![Shelley Winters Footage Shelley Winters Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ShelleyWinters-374x252.jpg)
Shelley Winters
![Sammy Davis Jr. Footage Sammy Davis Jr. Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SammyDavisJr-374x252.jpg)
Sammy Davis Jr.
![Peggy Lee Footage Peggy Lee Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PeggyLee-374x252.jpg)
Peggy Lee
![Sparks Footage Sparks Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Sparks-374x252.jpg)
Sparks
![Plastic Man Footage Plastic Man Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PlasticMan-374x252.jpg)
Plastic Man
![Normal Mailer Footage Normal Mailer Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NormalMailer-374x252.jpg)
Normal Mailer
![Sargent Shriver Footage Sargent Shriver Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SargentShriver-374x252.jpg)
Sargent Shriver
![Johnny Cash Footage Johnny Cash Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JohnnyCash3-374x252.jpg)
Johnny Cash
![Kenny Rogers Footage Kenny Rogers Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/KennyRogers-374x252.jpg)
Kenny Rogers
![Marilyn Chambers Footage Marilyn Chambers Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MarilynChambers2-374x252.jpg)
Marilyn Chambers
![Pat Sajak Footage Pat Sajak Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PatSajak-374x252.jpg)
Pat Sajak
![Jerry Lewis Footage Jerry Lewis Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JerryLewis-374x252.jpg)
Jerry Lewis
![Roy Rogers Footage Roy Rogers Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RoyRogers-374x252.jpg)
Roy Rogers
![Menudo Footage Menudo Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Menudo-374x252.jpg)
Menudo
![Murray The K Footage Murray The K Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MurrayTheK-374x252.jpg)
Murray The K
![Bodybuilders Footage Bodybuilders Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bodybuilders-374x252.jpg)
Bodybuilders
![New Romantics Footage New Romantics Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NewRomantics-374x252.jpg)
New Romantics
![Billy Dee Williams Footage Billy Dee Williams Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BillyDeeWilliams1-374x252.jpg)
Billy Dee Williams
![Jerry Lee Lewis Footage Jerry Lee Lewis Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JerryLeeLewis-374x252.jpg)
Jerry Lee Lewis
![Frank Zappa Footage Frank Zappa Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ZAPPA-374x252.jpg)
Frank Zappa
![Gary Panter Footage Gary Panter Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GaryPanter-374x252.jpg)
Gary Panter
![Andea McArdle & Reid Shelton Footage Andea McArdle & Reid Shelton Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/AndeaMcArdleReidShelton-374x252.jpg)
Andea McArdle & Reid Shelton
![Charles Strouse Footage Charles Strouse Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CharlesStrouse-374x252.jpg)
Charles Strouse
![Martin Charnin Footage Martin Charnin Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MartinCharnin-374x252.jpg)
Martin Charnin
![Jim Rissmiller Footage Jim Rissmiller Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JimRissmiller1-374x252.jpg)
Jim Rissmiller
![George Willig Footage George Willig Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GeorgeWillig-374x252.jpg)
George Willig
![Phillipe Petit Footage Phillipe Petit Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PhillipePetit-374x252.jpg)
Phillipe Petit
![Susan Lucci Footage Susan Lucci Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SusanLucci-374x252.jpg)
Susan Lucci
![Paul Rodriguez Footage Paul Rodriguez Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PaulRodriguez-374x252.jpg)
Paul Rodriguez
![Robert MacNeil Footage Robert MacNeil Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RobertMacNeil-374x252.jpg)
Robert MacNeil
![William F. Buckley Footage William F. Buckley Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BUCKLEY-374x252.jpg)
William F. Buckley
![Bo Derek Footage Bo Derek Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BoDerek-374x252.jpg)
Bo Derek
![John Carlos Footage John Carlos Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JohnCarlos-374x252.jpg)
John Carlos
![Harvey Fierstein Footage Harvey Fierstein Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HarveyFierstein-374x252.jpg)
Harvey Fierstein
![Elvira Footage Elvira Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Elvira-374x252.jpg)
Elvira
![Reba Cash Footage Reba Cash Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RebaCash-374x252.jpg)
Reba Cash
![Shawn Stern Footage Shawn Stern Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ShawnStern-374x252.jpg)
Shawn Stern
![Nguyen Cao Ky Footage Nguyen Cao Ky Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NGUYENCAOKY-374x252.jpg)
Nguyen Cao Ky
![George McGovern Footage George McGovern Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/GeorgeMcGovern-374x252.jpg)
George McGovern
![General William Westmoreland Footage General William Westmoreland Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WmWestmoreland-374x252.jpg)
General William Westmoreland
![OJ Simpson Footage OJ Simpson Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/OJ-Simpson-374x252.jpg)
OJ Simpson
![John Ehrlichman Footage John Ehrlichman Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JohnEhrlichman1-374x252.jpg)
John Ehrlichman
![Fred Silverman Footage Fred Silverman Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/FredSilverman1-374x252.jpg)
Fred Silverman
![Lanie Kazan Footage Lanie Kazan Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/LanieKazan-374x252.jpg)
Lanie Kazan
![Linda Thompson Footage Linda Thompson Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/LindaThompson-374x252.jpg)
Linda Thompson
![Bella Abzug Footage Bella Abzug Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/BellaAbzug-374x252.jpg)
Bella Abzug
![Eugene McCarthy Footage Eugene McCarthy Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/EugeneMcCarthy-374x252.jpg)
Eugene McCarthy
![James Wooten Footage James Wooten Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/JamesWooten-374x252.jpg)
James Wooten
![Walter Yetnikoff Footage Walter Yetnikoff Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/WALTERYETNIKOFF-374x252.jpg)
Walter Yetnikoff
![Cornelia Wallace Footage Cornelia Wallace Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CORNELIAWALLACE-374x252.jpg)
Cornelia Wallace
![La Cage Aux Folles Footage La Cage Aux Folles Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/LACAGE-374x252.jpg)
La Cage Aux Folles
![Nicole Panter Footage Nicole Panter Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/NicolePanter-374x252.jpg)
Nicole Panter
![Liz Derringer Footage Liz Derringer Footage from Stanley Siegel Collection](https://www.retrovideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/LizDerringer-374x252.jpg)
Liz Derringer
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