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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 .
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.
Louis Peterson. (b. 1922) 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.
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.
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.
In 1953, Louis S. Peterson became the first African American playwright to have a dramatic play produced on Broadway when "Take a Giant Step" premiered. Shortly thereafter, he became one of the first African American writers to work in prime time network television.
