- A college professor of literature and writing for most of his career at at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
- Up until his last few days, he was appearing on Broadway in his son's critically acclaimed drama, "August: Osage County," a production of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
- Father of the Chicago playwright Tracy Letts.
- Began acting at the age of 50.
- Received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, his master's degree from the University of Tulsa and his doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was a Fulbright Scholar.
- He was nominated for a 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for Cameo Performance for "August: Osage County" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- Memorial Service for Letts was held on February 28, 2008 at 1:00 pm at Mallett Funeral Home Chapel in Wagoner, Okla.
- Parents were Hazel and Haskell Letts.
- Graduated from Wagoner High School in 1952 in Oklahoma.
- After graduation, he joined the Air Force, serving until 1956.
- Attended college on the G.I. Bill.
- He married Billie Gipson in 1958.
- Father-in-law of Carrie Coon.
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