Los Angeles Seminar, 1981

Los Angeles Seminar, 1981

Emerson students made their first organized trip to Los Angeles in 1980, under the leadership of Lenny Riendeau and George Quenzel. Students found it such a rewarding experience that the trip it was repeated the next year. The 1981 trip is pictured here. Smartly-dressed students pose for a photo with Emerson Professor of Mass Communications, George Quenzel (kneeling, left), and Emerson’s Director of Special Events, Brooks Russell. They are holding up a newspaper headline reading, “16 Emerson Students Looking for Jobs in L.A.” This four-week long, credit-bearing course, titled Hollywood Seminar – Techniques in Comedy, was held during winter intersession. The 1981 trip included studio tours, tapings, readings and interviews. The itinerary listed the following visits: The Jeffersons, Games People Play, Soap, Happy Days, CBS News, M*A*S*H, Lou Grant, The Merv Griffin Show, Wheel of Fortune, Academy of T.V. Arts & Sciences, Bob Keene (scenic designs and techniques), American Film Institute (AFT), American Music Awards, Archie Bunker’s Place, Mork and Mindy, The Johnny Carson Show, ABC, West Side Waltz, A tour of Disney Land, A tour of Universal City.

1981

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