Ferguson, Ralph 2019-10-22
This interview features Ralph Ferguson as he elaborates more on his world travels on the College World Campus Afloat and discusses his early career in the entertainment industry. In this interview, Ralph describes how he raised money to go to the College World Campus Afloat and his travels around the world. He then moves on to recall moving to California and working for Warners. He reminisces on his scripts getting rejected and then how he got a job doing contract work for “Hollywood Squares.” He closes the interview by recounting some interesting experiences he had while working on “Hollywood Squares.”
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ralph Ferguson
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: October 22, 2019
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length:01:59:19 (1 hour 59 minutes)
Abstract
Weather and agriculture; Acquiring money to attend College Campus Afloat; Bill Hughes and describing his travels to other college students; Trying to explore Toltec mounds; Ralph’s siblings; Graduate school; Going to work for Warners; Having his script get rejected; Contract work on “Hollywood Squares” and meeting celebrities; Interesting Experiences with “Hollywood Squares”
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374006 >
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