Title:
Dick Van Patten ACA Oral History and Transcript, October 3, 2005.
Creator:
Van Patten, Dick
Creator:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Record Type:
digital moving image formats
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Record Type:
transcripts
Date:
2005-10-03
Description:
In his one hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Dick Van Patten talks about how he got an early start in entertainment as a child theater actor in over 27 plays. He fondly recounts anecdotes from working on shows such as "Eight is Enough," "The Partners," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Van Patten also considers the question "was it worth it?" Bill Dana and Jenni Matz conducted the interview on March 10, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA. Additional topics covered include: Comedy, Pivotal Career Moments and Television Comedies.
Extent:
2 digital files
Subject:
Comedy
Subject:
Television comedies
Subject:
Career Development
Subject:
Television broadcasting
Subject:
McCann, Jack
Subject:
O'Connor, Mary
Subject:
Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston), 1926-2017
Subject:
Laurel, Stan
Subject:
Hardy, Oliver, 1892-1957
Subject:
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977
Subject:
Douglas, Melvyn
Subject:
Temple, Shirley, 1928-2014
Subject:
Howard, Ron, 1954-
Subject:
Adams, Don, 1923-2005
Subject:
Laurel and Hardy
Subject:
Our Gang films
Subject:
Carson, Johnny, 1925-2005
Subject:
Rickles, Don
Subject:
Conway, Tim
Subject:
Saturday night live (Television program)
Subject:
Korman, Harvey, 1927-2008
Subject:
Lunt, Alfred.
Subject:
Fontanne, Lynn
Subject:
Avacheslo, George
Subject:
Brooks, Mel, 1926-
Subject:
Dick Van Dyke show (Television program)
Subject:
Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936-2017
Subject:
Rose Marie, 1923-2017
Subject:
Lange, Hope
Subject:
Powell, William, 1892-1984
Subject:
The Thin Man
Subject:
The Partners
Subject:
All in the family (Television program)
Subject:
Get Smart (Television program : 1965-1970)
Subject:
Bill Dana Show
Subject:
Glick, Byron
Subject:
When Things Were Rotten
Subject:
Silverman, Fred, 1937-2020
Subject:
Love boat (Television program)
Subject:
Eight is Enough
Subject:
I Remember Mama
Subject:
Jackie Gleason show (Television program)
Subject:
Honeymooners (Television program)
Subject:
O'Connor, Carroll
Subject:
Shatner, William
Subject:
Benny, Jack, 1894-1974
Subject:
Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968
Subject:
The Skin of our Teeth
Subject:
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
Subject:
March, Fredric, 1897-1975
Subject:
Clift, Montgomery
Subject:
Eldridge, Florence
Subject:
Helflin, Frances
Subject:
Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
Subject:
Lemmon, Jack
Subject:
Yarmy's Army
Subject:
Orsch, Frank
Subject:
Carney, Jack, 1932-1984
Subject:
Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964
Subject:
Burns, George, 1896-1996
Subject:
Nelson, Ralph, 1916-1987
Subject:
Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001
Subject:
The Widow Young Brown
Subject:
Sloane, Everett, 1909-1965
Subject:
Lovejoy, Frank, 1912-1962
Subject:
Whitmore, Richard
Subject:
Abbott, Bud, 1897-1974
Subject:
Costello, Lou
Subject:
Silvers, Phil, 1911-1985
Subject:
Alda, Alan, 1936-
Subject:
Mister Roberts (Motion picture)
Subject:
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982
Subject:
Arnie
Subject:
Sunshine Boys (Musical group)
Subject:
Rooney, Mickey
Subject:
Judy Garland show (Television program : 1962)
Subject:
Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967
Subject:
Who wants to be a millionaire (Television program : United States)
Subject:
Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020
Subject:
Gelbart, Larry
Subject:
Simon, Neil
Subject:
Cahn, Jimmy
Subject:
Denoff, Sam, 1928-2011
Subject:
Wood, Gene, 1925-2004
Subject:
Emerson College
Subject:
MacRae, Gordon
Subject:
Philbin, Regis
Subject:
Herlihy, Ed
Subject:
Hemion, Dwight
Subject:
Coleman, Cy
Subject:
Harbach, William O.
Subject:
Vanoff, Nick
Subject:
The Woman Brown
Subject:
Gaal, Franciska, 1904-1972
Subject:
The Frontiersmen
Subject:
White, Betty, 1922-
Subject:
Begley, Ed, Jr.
Subject:
Guest, Christopher
Subject:
Wilder, Gretchen
Subject:
Holliman, Earl, 1928-
Subject:
Colbert, Claudette
Subject:
Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990
Subject:
Rock, Chris
Subject:
Mason, Jackie
Subject:
Meadows, Jayne, 1919-2015
Subject:
Van Patten, Joyce, 1934-
Subject:
Green Mansions
Subject:
O'Brian, Hugh
Subject:
Harnick, Sheldon
Subject:
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Collection:
Bill Dana Oral History Interview Collection (ACC-MSS 002), 1L
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
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Language:
English
Identifier:
Dick Van Patten ACA Oral History
