About

Known credits:
4
Birthday:
1922-06-17
Place of birth:
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Website:
N/A

Louis S. Peterson

Overview

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."

Known for

Writing
1959 Take a Giant Step Writing Theatre Play 58
Average
1959 Take a Giant Step Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1955 The Alcoa Hour Writing Writer 69
Fair
1954 Padlocks Writing Writer 58
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