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Louis Stamford Peterson (June 17, 1922 – April 27, 1998) was an American playwright, actor, screenwriter, and professor. He was an American playwright and the first African-American playwright to have a dramatic play produced on Broadway .
Quick Reference. (b. 1922), film and television screenwriter, and playwright. If one were to summarize the forty-year career of Louis Stamford Peterson, Jr., in one word, it would be “passages.” Peterson's play of the 1950s, Take a Giant Step, earned him acclaim in American theater. Since that time, he has released a play every decade.
Louis S. Peterson was born on 17 June 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Louis S. was a writer, known for Goodyear Playhouse (1951), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Take a Giant Step (1959). Louis S. died on 27 April 1998 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Writer
- June 17, 1922
- Louis S. Peterson
- April 27, 1998
Louis S. Peterson was born on 17 June 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Louis S. was a writer, known for Goodyear Playhouse (1951), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Take a Giant Step (1959). Louis S. died on 27 April 1998 in New York City, New York, USA.
- June 17, 1922
- April 27, 1998
The film industry wouldn't forgive Louis S. Peterson for his bold take on racism in 1959's TAKE A GIANT STEP. At least not for a while. The film’s audacity may have prevented it from receiving a wide audience then, and could still do so now for those who are really listening.
May 1, 1998 · Louis Peterson, the author of ''Take a Giant Step,'' a groundbreaking Broadway play of the early 1950's about a young black man growing up in a middle-class white neighborhood in New England,...
Louis Stamford Peterson (June 17, 1922 – April 27, 1998) was an American playwright, actor, screenwriter, and professor. He was an American playwright and the first African-American playwright to have a dramatic play produced on Broadway .
