Richard Haslam(1928-2007)
- Actor
- Writer
Richard Philip "Has" Haslam was born May 8, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Richard Brevant and Margurette Price Haslam and died October 11, 2007 at his home in St. George, Utah. He married Patti Lou Carstensen on August 8, 1952 in Central Valley, Utah.
Haslam graduated from Utah State University in 1951 with his Bachelor of Science degree. After their marriage, they moved to Fillmore, Utah, where he began his teaching career at Fillmore High School. He was drafted in 1953 and served in the United States Army before moving to Richfield, Utah, to teach in the elementary school and later at Richfield High School.
In 1967 he, his wife, and the rest of the family moved to Ephraim, Utah, to teach theater at Snow College where he spent 23 years with the Theater department, serving many years as the department head. In 1973, he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Utah State University and became a full Professor at Snow College. Haslam retired from Snow in the early 1990's and he and his wife Patti moved to the St. George area where he enjoyed working and playing on his computer. In 2005, Snow College named their new Black Box Theatre in his and and Patti's honor.
Haslam graduated from Utah State University in 1951 with his Bachelor of Science degree. After their marriage, they moved to Fillmore, Utah, where he began his teaching career at Fillmore High School. He was drafted in 1953 and served in the United States Army before moving to Richfield, Utah, to teach in the elementary school and later at Richfield High School.
In 1967 he, his wife, and the rest of the family moved to Ephraim, Utah, to teach theater at Snow College where he spent 23 years with the Theater department, serving many years as the department head. In 1973, he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Utah State University and became a full Professor at Snow College. Haslam retired from Snow in the early 1990's and he and his wife Patti moved to the St. George area where he enjoyed working and playing on his computer. In 2005, Snow College named their new Black Box Theatre in his and and Patti's honor.