Deirdre Hurst du Prey papers, 1977-2002

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Deirdre Hurst du Prey papers, 1977-2002

1977-2002

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Includes a 10-volume typescript transcript titled "The actor in the theatre: A collection of Michael Chekhov's unpublished notes & manuscripts on the art of acting and the theatre" prepared in 1977 from notes made 1936-1941; 1 volume of typescripts and photocopies of related Michael Chekhov correspondence and documents, prepared circa 1977 from originals dated 1935-1970; a videocassette, 1989; a typescript transcript of an oral history interview with du Prey, 2002; and a printed book"Lessons for teachers of his acting technique" by Michael Chekhov with an introduction by du Prey, 2000.

1.25 linear feet

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Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955

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Mikhail Aleksandrovich "Michael" Chekhov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Чехов, 29 August 1891 – 30 September 1955) was a Russian-American actor, director, author and theatre practitioner. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov and a student of Konstantin Stanislavski. Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student. Although mainly a stage actor, he made a few notable appearances on film, perhaps most memorably as the Freudian analyst in Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945...

Prey, Deirdre Hurst du, 1906-

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Michael Chekhov established the Chekhov Theatre Studio at Dartington Hall in Devonshire, England, assisted by Deirdre Hurst du Prey, an acting student who helped him learn English. In 1939 the war forced the studio to move overseas to Ridgefield, Connecticut. The group eventually disbanded in 1942, when many of its actors were drafted into the armed forces. After Chekhov moved to California and continued to teach, lecture, and act in motion pictures, Deirdre Hurst du Prey edited two additional b...