Knoxville News Sentinel (TN) - Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Dan Owenby: Local actor, educator dies at 60
Knoxville actor and educator Dan Owenby died Tuesday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center of complications from kidney disease. Mr. Owenby, 60, was well-known on Knoxville theater stages from an acting career that spanned 40 years and 106 roles. Owenby had roles in many University of Tennessee productions including "1776," "The King and I," "Fiddler on the Roof,""The Dresser," "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Big River." He also appeared in numerous community theater productions, including "Hello, Dolly!" and "Annie" at the Oak Ridge Playhouse, and appeared in the 1988 Disney Channel fi lm"Goodbye Miss 4th of July." His last appearance was in the Theatre Knoxville production of "The Sisters Rosensweig" in 2006.
Colleagues remember Mr. Owenby as having an infectious joy for performing. "I always enjoyed seeing him on stage because he always looked like he was having the time of his life any time he was on stage," said Tennessee Stage Company Executive Director Tom Parkhill, who directed Mr. Owenby as Sir John Falstaff in the 2001 Shakespeare in the Park production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
"He was one of our audience's favorite performers," said Tom Cervone, managing/program director for the Clarence Brown Theatre and the UT theater department. "People would call and say ‘When are we going to see Dan on stage again?' " Mr. Owenby also taught English, and sometimes drama, at Halls, Carter and Powell high schools. He retired from Powell a few years ago for medical reasons. Mr. Owenby underwent a kidney transplant in 1993. That kidney eventually failed and Mr. Owenby received another kidney earlier this year, but the transplant was unsuccessful.
A celebration of life will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the Sunsphere.
Wayne Bledsoe may be
reached at 865-342-6444.
Doug Mason may be reached at
865-342-6441.
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN) - Friday, September 5, 2008
OWENBY, DAN age 60 of Knoxville passed away September 2, 2008. Preceded in death by Eugene Owenby. Survivors: wife, Lanell Thomas Owenby; mother, Pat Owenby; brother, Fred Owenby; sister, Anita Owenby; several nieces & nephews. Memorial donations may be made to National Kidney Foundation or The Clarence Brown Theater for the Dan Owenby Scholarship fund. Family & friends will celebrate his life from 5 to 8 pm Saturday at the Sunsphere. Mynatt Funeral Home Fountain City in charge. www.mynattfh.com
Dan Owenby: Local actor, educator dies at 60
Knoxville actor and educator Dan Owenby died Tuesday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center of complications from kidney disease. Mr. Owenby, 60, was well-known on Knoxville theater stages from an acting career that spanned 40 years and 106 roles. Owenby had roles in many University of Tennessee productions including "1776," "The King and I," "Fiddler on the Roof,""The Dresser," "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Big River." He also appeared in numerous community theater productions, including "Hello, Dolly!" and "Annie" at the Oak Ridge Playhouse, and appeared in the 1988 Disney Channel fi lm"Goodbye Miss 4th of July." His last appearance was in the Theatre Knoxville production of "The Sisters Rosensweig" in 2006.
Colleagues remember Mr. Owenby as having an infectious joy for performing. "I always enjoyed seeing him on stage because he always looked like he was having the time of his life any time he was on stage," said Tennessee Stage Company Executive Director Tom Parkhill, who directed Mr. Owenby as Sir John Falstaff in the 2001 Shakespeare in the Park production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
"He was one of our audience's favorite performers," said Tom Cervone, managing/program director for the Clarence Brown Theatre and the UT theater department. "People would call and say ‘When are we going to see Dan on stage again?' " Mr. Owenby also taught English, and sometimes drama, at Halls, Carter and Powell high schools. He retired from Powell a few years ago for medical reasons. Mr. Owenby underwent a kidney transplant in 1993. That kidney eventually failed and Mr. Owenby received another kidney earlier this year, but the transplant was unsuccessful.
A celebration of life will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the Sunsphere.
Wayne Bledsoe may be
reached at 865-342-6444.
Doug Mason may be reached at
865-342-6441.
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN) - Friday, September 5, 2008
OWENBY, DAN age 60 of Knoxville passed away September 2, 2008. Preceded in death by Eugene Owenby. Survivors: wife, Lanell Thomas Owenby; mother, Pat Owenby; brother, Fred Owenby; sister, Anita Owenby; several nieces & nephews. Memorial donations may be made to National Kidney Foundation or The Clarence Brown Theater for the Dan Owenby Scholarship fund. Family & friends will celebrate his life from 5 to 8 pm Saturday at the Sunsphere. Mynatt Funeral Home Fountain City in charge. www.mynattfh.com
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN) - Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Dan Owenby: Local actor, educator dies at 60
Knoxville actor and educator Dan Owenby died Tuesday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center of complications from kidney disease. Mr. Owenby, 60, was well-known on Knoxville theater stages from an acting career that spanned 40 years and 106 roles. Owenby had roles in many University of Tennessee productions including "1776," "The King and I," "Fiddler on the Roof,""The Dresser," "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Big River." He also appeared in numerous community theater productions, including "Hello, Dolly!" and "Annie" at the Oak Ridge Playhouse, and appeared in the 1988 Disney Channel fi lm"Goodbye Miss 4th of July." His last appearance was in the Theatre Knoxville production of "The Sisters Rosensweig" in 2006.
Colleagues remember Mr. Owenby as having an infectious joy for performing. "I always enjoyed seeing him on stage because he always looked like he was having the time of his life any time he was on stage," said Tennessee Stage Company Executive Director Tom Parkhill, who directed Mr. Owenby as Sir John Falstaff in the 2001 Shakespeare in the Park production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
"He was one of our audience's favorite performers," said Tom Cervone, managing/program director for the Clarence Brown Theatre and the UT theater department. "People would call and say ‘When are we going to see Dan on stage again?' " Mr. Owenby also taught English, and sometimes drama, at Halls, Carter and Powell high schools. He retired from Powell a few years ago for medical reasons. Mr. Owenby underwent a kidney transplant in 1993. That kidney eventually failed and Mr. Owenby received another kidney earlier this year, but the transplant was unsuccessful.
A celebration of life will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the Sunsphere.
Wayne Bledsoe may be
reached at 865-342-6444.
Doug Mason may be reached at
865-342-6441.
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN) - Friday, September 5, 2008
OWENBY, DAN age 60 of Knoxville passed away September 2, 2008. Preceded in death by Eugene Owenby. Survivors: wife, Lanell Thomas Owenby; mother, Pat Owenby; brother, Fred Owenby; sister, Anita Owenby; several nieces & nephews. Memorial donations may be made to National Kidney Foundation or The Clarence Brown Theater for the Dan Owenby Scholarship fund. Family & friends will celebrate his life from 5 to 8 pm Saturday at the Sunsphere. Mynatt Funeral Home Fountain City in charge. www.mynattfh.com
Dan Owenby: Local actor, educator dies at 60
Knoxville actor and educator Dan Owenby died Tuesday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center of complications from kidney disease. Mr. Owenby, 60, was well-known on Knoxville theater stages from an acting career that spanned 40 years and 106 roles. Owenby had roles in many University of Tennessee productions including "1776," "The King and I," "Fiddler on the Roof,""The Dresser," "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Big River." He also appeared in numerous community theater productions, including "Hello, Dolly!" and "Annie" at the Oak Ridge Playhouse, and appeared in the 1988 Disney Channel fi lm"Goodbye Miss 4th of July." His last appearance was in the Theatre Knoxville production of "The Sisters Rosensweig" in 2006.
Colleagues remember Mr. Owenby as having an infectious joy for performing. "I always enjoyed seeing him on stage because he always looked like he was having the time of his life any time he was on stage," said Tennessee Stage Company Executive Director Tom Parkhill, who directed Mr. Owenby as Sir John Falstaff in the 2001 Shakespeare in the Park production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
"He was one of our audience's favorite performers," said Tom Cervone, managing/program director for the Clarence Brown Theatre and the UT theater department. "People would call and say ‘When are we going to see Dan on stage again?' " Mr. Owenby also taught English, and sometimes drama, at Halls, Carter and Powell high schools. He retired from Powell a few years ago for medical reasons. Mr. Owenby underwent a kidney transplant in 1993. That kidney eventually failed and Mr. Owenby received another kidney earlier this year, but the transplant was unsuccessful.
A celebration of life will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the Sunsphere.
Wayne Bledsoe may be
reached at 865-342-6444.
Doug Mason may be reached at
865-342-6441.
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN) - Friday, September 5, 2008
OWENBY, DAN age 60 of Knoxville passed away September 2, 2008. Preceded in death by Eugene Owenby. Survivors: wife, Lanell Thomas Owenby; mother, Pat Owenby; brother, Fred Owenby; sister, Anita Owenby; several nieces & nephews. Memorial donations may be made to National Kidney Foundation or The Clarence Brown Theater for the Dan Owenby Scholarship fund. Family & friends will celebrate his life from 5 to 8 pm Saturday at the Sunsphere. Mynatt Funeral Home Fountain City in charge. www.mynattfh.com
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