Title:
Howard Murray ACA Oral History, February 8, 2007.
Creator:
Murray, Howard
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)
Date:
2007-02-08
Description:
In his one and a half hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Howard Murray talks about how his father, Jan Murray, was a big inspiration to his own foray into comedy ad television. He reminisces on anecdotes with comedy legends like Al Jolson, Milton Berle, Buddy Hackett and Sid Caesar, who were all family friends. Murray shares his experience working on shows like \"Roseanne\" and \"The Cosby Show,\" and considers the question \"was it worth it?\" Bill Dana and Jenni Matz conducted the interview on February 8, 2007 in Studio City, CA. Additional topics covered include: Comedy, Career development, Pivotal Career Moments and Television Comedies.
Extent:
01:31:01
Subject:
Comedy
Subject:
Television comedies
Subject:
Career Development
Subject:
Television broadcasting
Subject:
Hackett, Buddy, 1924-2003
Subject:
Berle, Milton
Subject:
Carter, Jack, 1922-2015
Subject:
Lawrence, Steve, 1935-
Subject:
Gorme, Eydie
Subject:
Fields, Totie
Subject:
Voight, Jon, 1938-
Subject:
Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
Subject:
Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014
Subject:
Wood, Gene, 1925-2004
Subject:
Lembeck, Harvey, 1923-1982
Subject:
Lembeck, Michael
Subject:
Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017
Subject:
Gabor, Zsa Zsa, 1917-2016
Subject:
Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005
Subject:
Thomas, Danny
Subject:
Thomas, Tony, 1947 December 7-
Subject:
I'm a Big Girl Now
Subject:
Canova, Diana
Subject:
Canova, Judy, 1913-1983
Subject:
Short, Martin, 1950-
Subject:
Youngerwood, Paul
Subject:
Sandrich, Jay
Subject:
Cosby, Bill, 1937-
Subject:
Jeff Foxworthy show (Television program)
Subject:
Butler, Brett, 1958-
Subject:
Grace under fire (Television program)
Subject:
Roseanne (Television program)
Subject:
King of Queens (Television program)
Subject:
James, Kevin, 1965-
Subject:
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
Subject:
The Charmings
Subject:
Carlin, George
Subject:
Rich, Jay
Subject:
Burroughs, Jim
Subject:
Remini, Leah, 1970-
Subject:
Facts of life (Television program)
Subject:
Stiller, Jerry
Subject:
Love boat (Television program)
Subject:
Mary Tyler Moore show (Television program)
Subject:
Leonard, Sheldon, 1907-1997
Subject:
Bill Dana Show
Subject:
Warner, Tom
Subject:
The Kramers
Subject:
Lear, Norman
Subject:
Arnold, Tom, 1959-
Subject:
The Tom Show
Subject:
McMahon, Ed
Subject:
Joker's Wild (Musical group)
Subject:
Tic Tac Dough
Subject:
Hang time
Subject:
Murray, Jan, 1916-2006
Subject:
Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
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_murray_h_2007-02-08.mp4
