Levy-Garden-Laven Productions Inc. created and produced The Rifleman, the original series (1958-1963). The company was founded in 1951 by Jules Levy, Arthur Garner, and Arnold Laven and is the oldest production company in the history of the film industry. On December 3, 2009, a few months before his 100th birthday, Arthur Gardner was interviewed by Stephen J. Abramson for the Archive of American Television. A portion of the interview was presented here courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. (thetvdb.com)