Background
Stevens, Roger Lacey was born on March 12, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Stanley and Florence (Jackson).
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- Producing partner in more than 200 theatrical productions including Old Times, West Side Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Bus Stop, The Visit, Mary, Mary, A Man for all Seasons, The Best Man, Deathtrap, Death of a Salesman. Kennedy Center productions include Annie, First Monday in October, On Your Toes, Mass, Jumpers, Night and Day, Wings, Texas Trilogy, Bedroom Farce, Cocktail Hour, Love Letters, Metamorphosis, A Few Good Men, Artist Descending a Staircase, Shadowlands, She Loves Maine.
Roger Lacey Stevens
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Roger Lacey Stevens, American theatrical producer. Decorated knight Commander British Empire; Royal Order of Vasa, Sweden; grand ufficiale Order of Merit Italy; commander's cross Order of Merit Federal Republic Germany; recipient award contribution theatre National Theater Conference, 1970,, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1988, National Medal of Arts, 1988; Kennedy Center honoree, 1988.
Education
Student, Choate School, 1928. Student, University Michigan, 1930. HHD (honorary), Wayne State University, 1960.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tulane University, 1960. Doctor of Laws, Amherst College, 1968. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Michigan, 1964.
Degree (honorary), Skidmore College, 1969. Degree (honorary), University Illinois, 1970. Degree (honorary), Boston University, 1970.
Degree (honorary), American University, 1979. Degree (honorary), Boston University, 1979. Degree (honorary), Miami University, 1983.
Degree (honorary), Philadelphia College Art, 1986.
Career
Former real estate broker specializing in hotels and investment properties, 1934-1960. Special assistant to the President on the arts, 1964-1968. Chairman National Council on the Arts, 1965-1969, National Endowment for the Arts, also trustee.
President National Institute for Music Theater. Chairman American Film Institute, 1969-1972. Chairman advisory committee National Book Award, 1970-1975, 1988-1989.
Member Council for Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chairman Fund for New American Plays, since 1986. Member President's Committee on Arts and Humanities, 1982-1993.
Achievements
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Producing partner in more than 200 theatrical productions including Old Times, West Side Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Bus Stop, The Visit, Mary, Mary, A Man for all Seasons, The Best Man, Deathtrap, Death of a Salesman. Kennedy Center productions include Annie, First Monday in October, On Your Toes, Mass, Jumpers, Night and Day, Wings, Texas Trilogy, Bedroom Farce, Cocktail Hour, Love Letters, Metamorphosis, A Few Good Men, Artist Descending a Staircase, Shadowlands, She Loves Maine.
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Membership
Chairman finance committee Democratic Party, 1956. Chairman board trustees John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts, 1961-1988. Trustee American Shakespeare Theater and Academy, Choate School, 1982-1993, Ballet Theatre Foundation, 1977-1994.
Board directors Metropolitan Opera Association, since 1958, National Symphony Orchestra, 1981-1993, Filene Center/Wolf Trap Farm Park for Performing Arts, 1969-1992, The Washington Opera, 1988-1994, Peabody Conservatory, 1979-1982, Folger Library., Academy American Poets. Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member American National Theatre and Academy (executive committee), Pilgrims Club (New York City), Century Club (New York City), Cosmos Club (Washington), Phi Gamma Delta.
Connections
Son of; married Christine Gesell, January 1, 1938. 1 child, Christabel.
Education
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Awards
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Decorated knight Commander British Empire. Royal Order of Vasa, Sweden. Grand ufficiale Order of Merit Italy. Commander's cross Order of Merit Federal Republic Germany. Recipient award contribution theatre National Theater Conference, 1970,, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1988, National Medal of Arts, 1988. Kennedy Center honoree, 1988.Decorated knight Commander British Empire. Royal Order of Vasa, Sweden. Grand ufficiale Order of Merit Italy.
Commander's cross Order of Merit Federal Republic Germany. Recipient award contribution theatre National Theater Conference, 1970,, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1988, National Medal of Arts, 1988. Kennedy Center honoree, 1988.