Dennis Letts | |
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Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | September 5, 1934
Died | February 22, 2008 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | (aged 73)
Occupation(s) | Educator, actor |
Spouse | |
Children | 3; including Tracy |
Dennis Letts (September 5, 1934 – February 22, 2008) was an American college professor, and later, in a second career, an actor. As the latter, he originated the critically successful role of Beverly Weston in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of the Tony-winning play August: Osage County in the summer of 2007, the writing of which had earned his son, Tracy Letts, a Pulitzer prize.[1]