Stavro, Stephen H.
Biography
Stephen Stavro was born in 1921 to Rako and Evanthia Stavro, immigrants to Jamaica Plain, MA, from Albania. He attended Boston Latin School and Boston College, graduating from BC in 1944 with both a BS and an MS in Chemistry. While at BC, he was heavily involved in the Dramatic Society as a photographer and a member of the production crew. In 1949, he married Alyce Lazar Stavro, and they had two children: Barry Stavro and Deborah Stavro Lapides. He worked for Sylvania Electric after graduating from BC, where he earned a U.S. Patent in 1951 for an early design of electrodes. In the late 1950s, he moved to work for MACOM, a microwave and electronics firm. He was an avid photographer and golfer throughout his life. Stavro died on December 12, 2022, at the age of 101.
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Boston College student theater collection
Materials, predominantly programs and photographs, pertaining to dramatics at Boston College, including productions organized by the Dramatics Society, English Department, Rhetorics Department, Theater Department, and other campus organizations.
Collection is open for research. One audiocassette has been digitally copied; digital use copies, identified by digital content number, can be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. One film reel is not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
Dramatic Society scrapbook, 1939-1942
Collection is open for research. One audiocassette has been digitally copied; digital use copies, identified by digital content number, can be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. One film reel is not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; when it becomes possible we will schedule reformatting.
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