Johnny Dark Accessions

Collection

Identifier: UPWC-19058

Scope and Contents

This collection includes archival materials donated from Johnny Dark. The collection contains memorabilia from Johnny Dark of a series of events ranging from 1985 to 2018. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Dark’s original descriptions.

Dates

Creation: 1985-2018

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials from the Wittliff Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user assumes responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish, and abiding by U.S. copyright laws. https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/visit/policies/publication.html

Biographical Notes

Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark met in New York City in the early 1960s. Dark married Scarlett Johnson, and Shepard married one of Scarlett’s daughters, O-Lan, with whom he had a son, Jesse Shepard. Over the next several years, the two couples lived together in Greenwich Village, Newfoundland, and California; and through the decades, Dark and Shepard have remained close friends.