FDNY FF JAMES HANLON L1 Ret. Director of Original CBS 9/11 Documentary and Author of THE LEGACY CHILD

Today I had the great pleasure to chop it up with retired FDNY Firefighter JAMES HANLON. James got on the job in 1994 and did his entire career in Ladder 1 on Duane Street.  He retired in 2018 and moved to California to continue a career in Hollywood. You see, James is also an actor/director/producer and writer. And worked at the NY DAILY NEWS in the advertising department. 
James has been acting in theatre before the FDNY. Then started landing roles in TV shows such as Hill Street Blues, Law and Order and Sex in the City, just to name a few.  All the while he was studying the directors and the job they did and saw a calling in that part of the entertainment industry. 
He then got an idea to direct a documentary about a probationary FDNY firefighter and film his day to day on the job and in the firehouse. He filmed and directed this documentary with 2 French American filmmakers JULES & GEDEON NAUDET.  This documentary would inadvertently become the original 9/11 Documentary. They were the only ones to capture the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. They filmed from that moment and everything that followed.  Panic, Chaos, Collapse and Tragedy was all captured by their cameras. 
The CBS 9/11 documentary would go on to win an Emmy and Peabody Award.  
In retirement James has directed many TV shows including NCIS LA, Chicago Fire, Grey’s Anatomy and many more. 
Most recently he has Authored THE LEGACY CHILD, about a fictional character whose father was a NYC FIREFIGHTER and perished on 9/11. James had an amazing career as both a fireman and in the entertainment business and I thank him for chopping it up with me at THE KITCHEN TABLE.  
All links to James Hanlon, the books and the documentary are below.
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Chapters:
00:00 intro
05:30 early life
10:50 getting the FDNY
18:40 Proby school trouble 
22:30 ladder 1
27:00 Drennan
34:00 2nd family
37:30 fatal fires and change
43:00 damage to your body
51:00 Chinatown buildings 
1:01:17 gene siskel into fire story
1:07:10 acting and firefighting
1:16:30 sex in the city
1:23:00 big audition box comes in 
1:35:50 meat seeker
1:39:00 9/11 and the documentary 
2:35:00 blowback from the film
2:43:30 the legacy child
2:58:30 final thoughts 
3:00:30 outro
Links:
James Hanlon Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/therea...
THE LEGACY CHILD:
https://officialjameshanlon.com/
9/11 Documentary:
https://a.co/d/06JUl6lO
Tim Brown Book. THE GREATEST LOVE:
https://a.co/d/03dK6z8X
Kevin Kubler book. THE WAR YEARS AND BACK: 
https://www.gettinsaltyapparel.com/