Quick Facts

• NAME: Joe Papp
• OCCUPATION: Television Producer
• BIRTH DATE: June 22, 1921
• DEATH DATE: October 31, 1991
• EDUCATION: Actor's Laboratory Theatre
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
• PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
• Originally: Joseph Papirofsky

Best Known For

Theatrical producer-director Joe Pap founded the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theatre and was a major force in theater in the late 20th century.