{"title":"Peter Stone","role":"Book","image":"","lede":null,"content":"<p><strong>PETER STONE<\/strong> (<em>Book<\/em>). One of the most accomplished Broadway bookwriters, Stone graduated from Bard College and earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. He began writing for CBS Radio and soon moved to writing for television including the shows \u201cStudio One,\u201d \u201cThe Defenders\u201d (for which he won an Emmy Award), \u201cAsphalt Jungle\u201d and \u201cEspionage.\u201d He has written the plays <em>Friend of the Family<\/em> <em>and Full Circle<\/em>. In addition to <em>1776<\/em>, his Broadway bookwriting credits include the musicals <em>Kean, Skyscraper, Two by Two, Sugar, Woman of the Year<\/em> (for which he won a 1981 Tony Award), <em>My One and Only, Grand Hotel<\/em> and The Will Rogers <em>Follies<\/em> (1991 Tony Award for Best Musical). Stone also wrote the screenplay for the film version of <em>1776<\/em>. His other screenplays include <em>Charade, Father Goose<\/em> (for which he won a 1964 Academy Award), <em>Mirage, Arabesque, Sweet Charity, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3<\/em> and <em>Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?<\/em><\/p>","website":"","alt":""}