Director

Louis S. Peterson

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 1243283

IMDb ID: nm0677286

Known for: Writing

Born: June 17, 1922

Died: April 27, 1998

Age: 75

Place of birth: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1951 - 1961

Years active: 11

Wikidata: Q6688112

Also known as

Louis Stamford Peterson

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Writer (3)Teleplay (1)Theatre Play (1)

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Biography

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. He received an Emmy nomination in 1957 for writing "Joey," an episode of the anthology series, "Goodyear Television Playhouse."

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