Background
Peter Masterson was born on June 1, 1934 in Houston, Texas, United States, in the family of Carlos Bee and Josephine Yeager (Smith) Masterson.
Peter Masterson was born on June 1, 1934 in Houston, Texas, United States, in the family of Carlos Bee and Josephine Yeager (Smith) Masterson.
Peter received a Bachelor degree in History at Rice University, in 1957.
Masterson often worked with his cousin, writer Horton Foote. Acting from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, including 1975's The Stepford Wives as Walter Eberhart, since then he has concentrated mostly on directing and producing. The actress Mary Stuart Masterson is his daughter and she appeared with her father in The Stepford Wives as one of the Eberharts' daughters.
Peter's other acting credits include roles in Ambush Bay (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Counterpoint (1968), Von Richthofen and Brown (1971), Tomorrow (1972), The Exorcist (1973), Man on a Swing (1974) and Gardens of Stone (1987).
Masterson co-wrote (with Larry L. King) the books for the hit musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) and its short-lived sequel The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (1994). In 1985 he directed The Trip to Bountiful, for which Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress. His directing credits additionally include Full Moon in Blue Water (1988), Night Game (1989), Blood Red (1989), Convicts (1991), Arctic Blue (1993), The Only Thrill (1997), Lost Junction (2003) and Whiskey School (2005).
Member American Federation of television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association, Society Stage Directors and Choreographers, Writers Guild American, Actors Studio, Directors Guild American, Seawanhaka Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, Texas Corinthian Yacht Club.
On December 29, 1960, Peter married Carlin Glynn, and they hve three children: Carlin Alexandra, Mary Stuart, Peter Carlos.