Background
Loper, Robert Bruce was born on June 30, 1925 in Olathe, Colorado, United States. Son of Roy Major and Charlotte (Matthews) Loper.
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Robert Bruce Loper
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Bachelor of Arts, University Colorado, 1948; Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Elizabethan Literature (Fulbright scholar Stratford-on-Avon 1951-1953), Birmingham (England) University, 1957.
Career
Actor, also documentary film writer, New York City, 1948-1949. Radio writer and newscaster Tacoma, 1949-1950. Faculty Stanford, 1953-1968.
Professor, 1962-1968. Head department drama, 1963-1968. Founder Stanford Repertory Theatre, 1965.
Professor drama University Washington, from 1968. Member San Franciso Actor's Workshop, 1960-1964. Director, actor Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, from 1955.
Visiting director Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle at Vancouver (Canada) International Festival, 1959, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1967. Actor, director Contemporary Theatre, Empty Space Theatre, since 1968. Director Joe Egg, The Price.
Guest director Talbot Theatre Centre, London, Ontario, 1970.
Achievements
Membership
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Kappa Delta.
Connections
Married Shirley McClurg, August 28, 1948. Children— William, Matthew.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1948
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1951
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Birmingham University , Doctor of Philosophy Elizabethan Literature (Fulbright scholar Stratford-on-Avon 1951-53)