Peter StoneAKA:
Peter H Stone
,
Pierre Marton
,
Peter Hess Stone
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
02/27/1930 Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California Death Date:
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biography
Peter Stone is an acclaimed Tony- and Oscar-winning writer who began in TV and moved to motion pictures and the theater. The son of a schoolteacher-turn-motion picture producer, Stone was raised in L.A. and after heading East for schooling began his career in live TV. He went on to script such well-received motion pictures as "Charade" (1963) and "Father Goose" (1964, for which he won an Academy Award) and has provided the book for several Broadway musicals, notably "1776" (1969) and "Woman of the Year" (1981).Stone's theatrical work began in 1958 when his play, "Friend of the Family", was
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1956
Wrote teleplay for "Studio One"
1958
First play, "Friend of the Family", produced in St Louis, MO
1960
Wrote book for Broadway musical "Kean"
1961
Wrote for CBS TV series "The Defenders"
1963
Had first screenplay produced, "Charade"
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