Seff, Richard, 1927-

American actor, playwright and agent, Richard Seff was born September 27, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts from New York University and studied acting with Stella Adler in the early 1950's. Seff's acting career began in radio and moved on to stage and screen. In his twenty years as a theatrical agent, Mr. Seff worked for the Liebling-Wood Agency and as a vice president at MCA (Music Corporation of America). In 1962 with Stark Hesseltine and Leo Bookman, Seff formed HBS which merged with CMA (Creative Management Associates) in 1969. Returning to the creative end of the business, Seff resumed acting and began writing for theatre in 1975. In 2003, he endowed the Richard Seff award through the Actors' Equity Foundation to honor one character actor and one character actress per year for best performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.

From the description of Richard Seff papers. 1945-2003. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122407708

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