Kermit Sheets
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Louis Kermit Sheets | |
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 Kermit Sheets in the CPS days | |
| Born | 14 August 1915 |
| Died | 6 April 2006 (aged 90) |
| Occupations | Writer and actor |
| Known for | The Pleasure Garden |
Louis Kermit Sheets (14 August 1915 – 6 April 2006) was an actor, director, playwright and an artistic partner with poet James Broughton.
During World War II, Sheets served as a conscientious objector for four years, first in Civilian Public Service Camp no. 21 at Wyeth, Oregon, and then in Camp Angel near Waldport, Oregon, where he became part of a gifted group of artists, writers, and performers.[1] In 1943 he was one of the founders of the Untide Press, which attempted to bring poetry to the public in an inexpensive but attractive format. Co-founders were writer William Everson, editor William Eshelman and architect and printer Kemper Nomland.[2] He became a close friend of Kemper Nomland. Both men shared interest in graphical design, illustration and publication layout, although Sheets was primarily interested in theater and Norland in architecture.[3]
Some members of this group formed a repertory known as the Interplayers after the war. Led by Sheets, the group produced and performed plays in various theaters until they obtained a home in a champagne warehouse in North Beach, San Francisco.[1][3]
