Title:
Transcript for Gary Owens ACA Oral History, March 14, 2005.
Creator:
Owens, Gary
Creator:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Record Type:
transcripts
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Date:
2005-03-14
Description:
In his two-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Gary Owens (1934-2015) talks about his early career beginning on radio and later drawing a comic strip. He describes working on 'Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,' and working with that cast including Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn. He recounts various comedians with whom he worked in his career, including Bob Newhart, Mort Sahl, Jackie Mason, Jonathan Winters, and Tim Conway. Owens discusses comedians’ mental health, as well as heath challenges he’d faced in his later years. He concludes by speaking of the importance of imagination in comedy, and summing up his career. Bill Dana and Jenni Matz conducted the interview on March 14, 2005 in beautiful downtown Burbank, CA. Additional topics covered include: Pop Culture, Comedy Series, Game Shows, and Music Shows & Variety Shows/Specials. Other shows mentioned during the interview include 'The Gong Show' and 'McHale's Navy.'
Extent:
67 pages
Subject:
Career development
Subject:
Comedians
Subject:
Pop culture
Subject:
Radio personalities
Subject:
Buttons, Red, 1919-2006
Subject:
Conway, Tim
Subject:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Subject:
Hawn, Goldie
Subject:
Jones, Spike, 1911-1965
Subject:
Mason, Jackie
Subject:
McCormick, Pat, 1927-2005
Subject:
Newhart, Bob
Subject:
Riley, Jack, 1935-2016
Subject:
Schlatter, George, 1932-
Subject:
Tennille, Toni
Subject:
Winters, Jonathan
Collection:
Bill Dana Oral History Interview Collection (ACC-MSS 002), 1L
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
acc_mss002_owens_2005_03_14_accessible.pdf
