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- Dennis Letts was born on September 5, 1934 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Cast Away (2000), Secondhand Lions (2003) and Passenger 57 (1992). He was married to Billie Letts. He died on February 22, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
- SpouseBillie Letts(1958 - February 22, 2008) (his death, 3 children)
- Up until his last few days, he was appearing on Broadway in his son's critically acclaimed drama, "August: Osage County," a production of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
- A college professor of literature and writing for most of his career at at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
- Began acting at the age of 50.
- Father of the Chicago playwright Tracy Letts.
- Received his bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, his master's degree from the University of Tulsa and his doctorate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was a Fulbright Scholar.
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