Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Here is our interview with actress and producer Hope Holiday. In this Interview, Ms. Holiday speaks about her early work on Broadway, Working with Billy Wilder and Jack Lemon in The Apartment, Working with Jerry Lewis in The Apartment, Producing Cameron Mitchell Films and much more. I want to thank Ms. Holiday for taking the time to talk about her experiences in Hollywood.
This interview is the property of the JM Archive and The Spider's Lair Studios. Any work referencing this material must give written or oral credit to the interview and its source. This interview may not be excerpted without expressed written or oral permission from the Spiders Lair Studios.
0:00 Introduction
0:42 On her earliest memories of Television and film and her partents starting her in Theatre at a young age
4:12 on being fired from the original production of Li'l Abner
7:57 On moving to Hollywood for the film version of Li'l Abner
9:06 On meeting Billy Wilder and getting the part of Margie MacDougall for the film The Apartment
10:58 On Shows at Paramount starting with Have Gun Will Travel
13:06 On working on the Bob Cummings Show
14:25 On The Phil Silvers Show
15:42 On The New Jack Benny Show
17:19 On working on The Candidate with Milton Bearle
19:39 On the pilot Permanent Waves and meeting Mel Brooks and Jerry Lewis
22:20 On being asked to be in Ladies Man and being reluctant to take the part and not liking Jerry Lewis
24:50 On being friends with Cast member Beverly Wells and her tragic and mysterious death
25:38 On Billy Wilder directing the Apartment and the famous Bar scene
29:18 On working with Jack Lemmon and slipping
31:59 On Irma la Douce
32:40 On her distinct voice and whether it affected her work
33:15 On Paramount Studios
34:02 On The Rounders with Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda
37:41 On Frank Marth, Billy Hayes and Dick Lerner
39:49 On appearing in a two part episode of That Girl with Marlo Thomas and Jack Cassidy
41:24 On appearing on Love, American Style with Kenneth Mars, Jack Riley and Sandy Baron
43:46 On Cameron Mitchell and the schlock movies she made with him (Code-name Vengeance, Kill-point, Space Mutiny).
48:47 on the Work that went into producing the Cameron Mitchell films.
51:07 on the Cult film Space Mutiny and her opinions on "director" David Winters.
54:47 On Return to Justice
56:21 On retiring
57:23 On Film Agent: Seth J Kittay
57:38 Advice she has for someone wanting to get into the film industry
58:10 On her happiest career moment
Here is our interview with actress and producer Hope Holiday. In this Interview, Ms. Holiday speaks about her early work on Broadway, Working with Billy Wilder and Jack Lemon in The Apartment, Working with Jerry Lewis in The Apartment, Producing Cameron Mitchell Films and much more. I want to thank Ms. Holiday for taking the time to talk about her experiences in Hollywood.
This interview is the property of the JM Archive and The Spider's Lair Studios. Any work referencing this material must give written or oral credit to the interview and its source. This interview may not be excerpted without expressed written or oral permission from the Spiders Lair Studios.
0:00 Introduction
0:42 On her earliest memories of Television and film and her partents starting her in Theatre at a young age
4:12 on being fired from the original production of Li'l Abner
7:57 On moving to Hollywood for the film version of Li'l Abner
9:06 On meeting Billy Wilder and getting the part of Margie MacDougall for the film The Apartment
10:58 On Shows at Paramount starting with Have Gun Will Travel
13:06 On working on the Bob Cummings Show
14:25 On The Phil Silvers Show
15:42 On The New Jack Benny Show
17:19 On working on The Candidate with Milton Bearle
19:39 On the pilot Permanent Waves and meeting Mel Brooks and Jerry Lewis
22:20 On being asked to be in Ladies Man and being reluctant to take the part and not liking Jerry Lewis
24:50 On being friends with Cast member Beverly Wells and her tragic and mysterious death
25:38 On Billy Wilder directing the Apartment and the famous Bar scene
29:18 On working with Jack Lemmon and slipping
31:59 On Irma la Douce
32:40 On her distinct voice and whether it affected her work
33:15 On Paramount Studios
34:02 On The Rounders with Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda
37:41 On Frank Marth, Billy Hayes and Dick Lerner
39:49 On appearing in a two part episode of That Girl with Marlo Thomas and Jack Cassidy
41:24 On appearing on Love, American Style with Kenneth Mars, Jack Riley and Sandy Baron
43:46 On Cameron Mitchell and the schlock movies she made with him (Code-name Vengeance, Kill-point, Space Mutiny).
48:47 on the Work that went into producing the Cameron Mitchell films.
51:07 on the Cult film Space Mutiny and her opinions on "director" David Winters.
54:47 On Return to Justice
56:21 On retiring
57:23 On Film Agent: Seth J Kittay
57:38 Advice she has for someone wanting to get into the film industry
58:10 On her happiest career moment
