Edmond ‘Ed’ Daniel DeLatte, 84, who served as an associate professor of theatre in the Department of Dance and Drama from 1984 until his retirement in 1995, died Feb. 12 in Dallas. He founded the Dallas Repertory Theatre in 1969. Throughout his career he directed 70 plays and musicals. He was a member of Actor’s Equity and the Screen Actors Guild for more than 40 years and appeared in dozens of films and commercials. While he was at UNT, he received the Service Learning Award, and the Ed DeLatte Musical Theatre Scholarship was established in his honor. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Texas Christian University, a master’s degree in religious education and drama from Brite Divinity School and a Master of Fine Arts in theatre from Southern Methodist University. Donations may be made in his memory to UNT’s Ed DeLatte Musical Theatre Scholarship or Department of Dance and Theatre.
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Edmond ‘Ed’ Daniel DeLatte, 84, who served as an associate professor of theatre in the Department of Dance and Drama from 1984 until his retirement in 1995, died Feb. 12 in Dallas. He founded the Dallas Repertory Theatre in 1969. Throughout his career he directed 70 plays and musicals. He was a member of Actor’s Equity and the Screen Actors Guild for more than 40 years and appeared in dozens of films and commercials. While he was at UNT, he received the Service Learning Award, and the Ed DeLatte Musical Theatre Scholarship was established in his honor. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Texas Christian University, a master’s degree in religious education and drama from Brite Divinity School and a Master of Fine Arts in theatre from Southern Methodist University. Donations may be made in his memory to UNT’s Ed DeLatte Musical Theatre Scholarship or Department of Dance and Theatre.
