Title:
Transcript of Leonard B. Stern ACA Oral History, June 1, 2005.
Creator:
Stern, Leonard
Creator:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Record Type:
transcripts
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Date:
2005-06-01
Description:
In his one and a half hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Leonard B. Stern talks about how the technical nature of writing comedy had always appealed to him. He then speaks about how the process of pitching is extremely hard for writers, and how he was woefully underprepared for it in his own career. Stern then expresses his disdain towards laugh tracks in TV, and how he does not like executives interfering in the creative process. Bill Dana and Jenni Matz conducted the interview on June 1, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA. Additional topics covered include: Comedy and Career development.
Extent:
55 pages
Subject:
Comedy
Subject:
Career Development
Subject:
Television comedies
Subject:
Berle, Milton
Subject:
Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946
Subject:
Joyce, James, 1882-1941
Subject:
Price, Roger, 1918-1990
Subject:
Get Smart (Television program : 1965-1970)
Subject:
Honeymooners (Television program)
Subject:
I'm Dickens, he's Fenster
Subject:
Macmillan
Subject:
Benny, Jack, 1894-1974
Subject:
Burns, George, 1896-1996
Subject:
Baker, Phil, 1896-1963
Subject:
Ragaway, Martin A.
Subject:
Abbott, Bud, 1897-1974
Subject:
Costello, Lou
Subject:
Africa Screams
Subject:
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Subject:
Cahn, Sammy
Subject:
Webb, Clifton, 1889-1966
Subject:
Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987
Subject:
Carney, Art, 1918-2003
Subject:
Randolph, Joyce, 1925-
Subject:
Meadows, Audrey
Subject:
Steve Allen Show (Television program)
Subject:
Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967
Subject:
Phil Silvers show (Television program)
Subject:
Hiken, Nat
Subject:
Dell, Gabriel
Subject:
Abbott and Costello show (Radio program)
Subject:
Hartman, Grace, 1907-1955
Subject:
Dowell, Mary Louise
Subject:
Lester, Jerry
Subject:
Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003
Subject:
Wills, Lou
Subject:
Bruce, Lenny
Subject:
Sultan, Arne
Subject:
Burns, Stan, 1923-2002
Subject:
Sargent, Herbert, 1923-2005
Subject:
Nye, Louis
Subject:
Poston, Tom
Subject:
Knotts, Don, 1924-2006
Subject:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Subject:
Worth, Marvin
Subject:
Hinkley, Don
Subject:
Conway, Tim
Subject:
Harrington, Pat, Jr., 1929-2016
Subject:
Allen, Dayton
Subject:
Raye, Martha
Subject:
Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014
Subject:
Simon, Neil
Subject:
Brooks, Mel, 1926-
Subject:
Tolkin, Mel
Subject:
Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020
Subject:
Young, Robert, 1907-1998
Subject:
Montalbán, Ricardo
Subject:
Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974
Subject:
Ackerman, Hal
Subject:
Melnick, Daniel, 1932-2009
Subject:
Moore, Tom, 1883-1955
Subject:
Astin, John
Subject:
The Bill Dana Show
Subject:
A Martian Wouldn't Say That
Subject:
Robison, Diane L.
Subject:
Fred Astaire Show
Subject:
Adams, Don, 1923-2005
Subject:
Dawson, Dick
Subject:
Tinker, Grant
Subject:
Powell, William, 1892-1984
Subject:
Grant, Cary, 1904-1986
Subject:
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
Subject:
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977
Subject:
Thurber, James, 1894-1961
Subject:
Leonard, Elmore, 1925-2013
Subject:
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008
Subject:
Everybody loves Raymond (Television program)
Subject:
Frasier (Television program)
Subject:
Seinfeld (Television program)
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:
No known access restrictions.
Language:
English
Identifier:
acc_mss002_stern_2005-06-01_accessible.pdf
