John Bowman (screenwriter)
American television writer and producer (1957–2021)
John Frederick Bowman (September 28, 1957 – December 28, 2021) was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the Fox sitcom Martin . He wrote for Saturday Night Live , The Show , and In Living Color . He also worked as the showrunner of Murphy Brown .[ 1] [ 2] Bowman won a Primetime Emmy Award for Saturday Night Live in 1989. He was nominated for two more, for In Living Color , in 1991 and 1992.[ 3]
Early life and career
Bowman was born on September 28, 1957, in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . He attended Whitefish Bay High School .[ 4] While attending Harvard College , he was an editor of The Harvard Lampoon . After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1985, he worked as a junior executive at PepsiCo .[ 1] [ 4] In 1988, he and his wife, Shannon Gaughan, were hired as staff writers on Saturday Night Live .[ 2]
Bowman served as head of the Writers Guild of America negotiating committee during the 2007–08 writers' strike . He later taught comedy writing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts .[ 2]
Personal life and death
Bowman married Shannon Gaughan in 1982. They met while working on The Harvard Lampoon . They had five children.[ 5]
He died from dilated cardiomyopathy on December 28, 2021, at his home in Santa Monica, California , at the age of 64.[ 1]
References
^ a b c Sandomir, Richard (January 14, 2022). "John Bowman, Comedy Writer With a Knack for Crossing Over, Dies at 64" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^ a b c Yuma, Jennifer (December 31, 2021). "John Bowman, Comedy Writer and Key WGA Leader During 2007-08 Strike, Dies at 64" . Variety . Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^ "John Bowman" . Television Academy . Retrieved January 23, 2022 .
^ a b Barnes, Mike (December 31, 2021). "John Bowman, 'Martin' Co-Creator and 'In Living Color' Head Writer, Dies at 64" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 5, 2022 .
^ Brady, Erik (January 3, 2022). "Erik Brady: Nothing mattered more to John Bowman than family. And for him, Buffalo was family" . The Buffalo News . Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022 .
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Buz Kohan (1980)
Jerry Juhl , Chris Langham and David Odell (1981)
Jeffrey Barron, Dick Blasucci, John Candy , Chris Cluess, Bob Dolman , Joe Flaherty , Paul Flaherty, Stuart Kreisman, Eugene Levy , Andrea Martin , John McAndrew, Brian McConnachie , Rick Moranis , Catherine O'Hara , Mert Rich, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Dave Thomas (1982)
Dick Blasucci, John Candy , Bob Dolman , Joe Flaherty , Paul Flaherty, Eugene Levy , Andrea Martin , John McAndrew, Martin Short , Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Mary Charlotte Wilcox (1983)
Chris Elliott , Sanford Frank , Ted Greenberg, David Letterman , Merrill Markoe , Jeff Martin , Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell , Joe Toplyn, Matt Wickline and David Yazbek (1984)
Randy Cohen , Kevin Curran , Chris Elliott , Sandy Frank , Eddie Gorodetsky , Fred Graver , Larry Jacobson, David Letterman , Merrill Markoe , Jeff Martin , Gerard Mulligan, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1985)
Randy Cohen , Kevin Curran , Chris Elliott , Sandy Frank , Fred Graver , Larry Jacobson, David Letterman , Merrill Markoe , Jeff Martin , Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell , Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1986)
Randy Cohen , Kevin Curran , Chris Elliott , Sandy Frank , Fred Graver , Larry Jacobson, David Letterman , Jeff Martin , Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell , Adam Resnick , Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1987)
Jackie Mason (1988)
John Bowman , A. Whitney Brown , Greg Daniels , Tom Davis , James Downey , Al Franken , Shannon Gaughan, Jack Handey , Phil Hartman , George Meyer , Lorne Michaels , Mike Myers , Conan O'Brien , Bob Odenkirk , Herb Sargent , Tom Schiller , Robert Smigel , Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner and Christine Zander (1989)