Tom Fontana
Show Creator/Producer
About This Interview
In his Archive interview, Tom Fontana talks about his work as an Emmy Award-winning writer of St. Elsewhere , as well as the writer/producer of such series as Homicide: Life on the Street and Oz . Tom Fontana was interviewed in New York, NY on June 30, 2009; Karen Herman conducted the three-hour interview.
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- Chapter 1
- On his early years and education; on his early attempts at playwrighting
- On meeting Bruce Paltrow and becoming a writer, then producer of St. Elsewhere
- Chapter 2
- On producing St. Elsewhere; the show's cast; the show's famous "snowglobe" finale; the legacy of MTM
- On the genesis and production of Homicide: Life on the Street
- Chapter 3
- On producing Homicide: Life on the Street
- On creating and producing Oz
- On creating Strip Search; on the 9/11 terrorist attacks
- Chapter 4
- On America: A Tribute to Heroes; on The Philanthropist (then-in-production); on his involvement with the Writers Guild of America; on advice to writers and producers; on his legacy
