George Bowden(I)

George Bowden moved to California in 1960 to attend college at Cal State Los Angeles. After working at a service station for a year, he landed a job in a TV studio as a part-time camera operator. By 1962 he was also working weekends as a Los Angeles radio personality. Graduating with a B.A. in journalism, he spent fifteen years on Southern California radio and television stations, announcing (voice-over and on-camera) or directing commercials, news, music and various other programs. Besides writing for the TV series "The Happy Wanderers," he was also a segment director on the show. Although he worked mostly in television, George was fascinated by independent film. He was an extra in six features, a 1969 Directors Guild trainee and an assistant director to director Roger Corman. His original concept and story, Hollywood High, was purchased for the movie Hollywood High (1976), but he did not write the screenplay (the film credits no writer). He was the voice of TV director Fukami in the English-dubbed version of High Seas Hijack (1978). George later taught TV writing and production at Los Angeles City College in Hollywood and, after 20 years, retired as professor emeritus of radio, television and film.