Len Peterson
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Peterson wrote more than a thousand different dramatic works for film, radio stage, and television.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Peterson attended Luther College in Regina; Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois; and served in the Canadian Infantry Corps during World War II.[1]
Career
His career started in 1939 when he sold a script to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; one of his earliest successes was the radio play They're All Afraid (1944), which was written for the CBC Radio program Stage '44.[2] The play received much criticism for depicting life in Canada negatively at a time when it was thought that boosting wartime morale was more appropriate. They're All Afraid went on to win the award for best drama in a broadcasting festival in Ohio. It was later adapted by Peterson for the stage.
In addition to his writing, Peterson was a key figure in the establishment of both the trade union ACTRA and the charity Playwrights Guild of Canada.[1]
Award
He was the winner of ACTRA's John Drainie Award for distinguished lifetime contributions to Canadian broadcasting at the 3rd ACTRA Awards in 1974.[3]
Novels
- Chipmunk (1949)
Plays
- Burlap Bags (1960)
- The Great Hunger (1960)
- Look Ahead! (1962)
- All About Us (1963)
- Almighty Voice (1970)
- Women in the Attic (1971)
- The Workingman (1972)
- Let's Make a World (1973)
- Billy Bishop and the Red Baron (1975)
- Your World on a Plastic Platter (1976)
- Etienne Brule (1977)
- They're All Afraid (1980)
- Eye of the Storm (1985)
Radio shows
- Stage '44 (1943)
- Nightfall (1981)
Screenplays
- It's Fun to Sing (1948)
- Passport to Canada (1949)
- Iron from the North (1955)
Television shows
- The Executioners
- Folio
- General Motors Presents
- Camera Canada
References
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- ↑ a b c d Colin Boyd, "Leonard Byron Peterson". The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 1, 2011.
- ↑ Anne Nothof, "Peterson, Len". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, October 24, 2014.
- ↑ Nelson, James (March 4, 1974). "The Women Walk Off with ACTRA Awards". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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