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Louis S. Peterson(1922-1998)

  • Writer
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Louis S. Peterson was born on 17 June 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Louis S. was a writer, known for Goodyear Television 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.
BornJune 17, 1922
DiedApril 27, 1998(75)
BornJune 17, 1922
DiedApril 27, 1998(75)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Wally Cox in Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
Goodyear Television Playhouse
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Matinee Theatre (1955)
Matinee Theatre
6.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Take a Giant Step (1959)
Take a Giant Step
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1959
Danger (1950)
Danger
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Confessions of Nat Turner
    • written by
    • Production Unknown
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay by (as Louis Peterson)
    • 1961
  • Take a Giant Step (1959)
    Take a Giant Step
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • original play
    • 1959
  • Van Heflin, Vittorio Gassman, Alberto Lattuada, Viveca Lindfors, and Silvana Mangano in Tempest (1958)
    Tempest
    6.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Louis Peterson)
    • 1957
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1956
  • Wally Cox in Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
    Goodyear Television Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1954–1956
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
    7.1
    TV Series
    • an original television play by
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Louis Peterson
  • Born
    • June 17, 1922
    • Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • April 27, 1998
    • New York City, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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