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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 .
Oct 19, 2020 · Louis Peterson was born on June 17, 1922, in Hartford. He grew up in the city’s South End and attended public schools, graduating from Bulkeley High School in 1940. A piano prodigy, he promptly enrolled in Morehouse College in Atlanta to study music.
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
Adapted from the Broadway play by Louis S. Peterson, the film stars Johnny Nash — who would ultimately become more well known for his singing career, including the hit song "I Can See Clearly Now" — as the lead character, Spencer "Spence" Scott.
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
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 S. 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.
