Dennis Letts Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Dennis Letts (September 5, 1934 – February 22, 2008) was an American college professor and actor. Letts made his Broadway theater debut in December 2007 in the production of August: Osage County, which was written by his son, playwright Tracy Letts. Dennis Letts was born in Oklahoma City on September 5, 1934. He grew up with his parents, Haskell and Hazel Letts, in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Letts graduated from Wagoner High School in 1952. He enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduation, where he served until 1956. Letts received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern State... MORE

Dennis Letts (September 5, 1934 – February 22, 2008) was an American college professor and actor. Letts made his Broadway theater debut in December 2007 in the production of August: Osage County, which was written by his son, playwright Tracy Letts. Dennis Letts was born in Oklahoma City on September 5, 1934. He grew up with his parents, Haskell and Hazel Letts, in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Letts graduated from Wagoner High School in 1952. He enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduation, where he served until 1956. Letts received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, thanks to the G.I. Bill. He went on to earn his master's degree from the University of Tulsa and his doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also earned a Fulbright Scholarship. Letts married his wife, novelist Billie Gipson, in 1958. Letts spent much of his professional career as a writing and English professor. He taught for more than thirty years, mostly as a faculty member at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. Letts first began acting at the relatively late age of 50 years old. Letts first started performing at LESS