David Garfield research files on the Actors Studio 1947-2003 1970-1982

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David Garfield research files on the Actors Studio 1947-2003 1970-1982

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David Garfield is a New York City-based actor, author, and professor who has been a member of the Actors Studio since 1970, and who wrote a history of the Studio called . The Actors Studio is a theater workshop for professional actors founded in New York City in 1947. This collection contains material that reflect Garfield's dual role as both researcher and participant and contains material generated by the Actors Studio, the Group Theater, and material collected by Garfield through his research. The Actors Studio: A Player's Place

6.96 linear feet; 15 boxes

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Group Theatre (U.S.)

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Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)

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The Actors Studio was founded in October, 1947, by Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan and Robert Lewis. In 1948 Lee Strasberg joined the team and was the central teacher and figurehead until his death in 1982. Jan. 14-16, 1977 the Florida State University School of Theatre held "A Salute to the Actors Studio", an event hosted by Lee Strasberg and featuring lectures and panel-discussions from Strasberg and several of the premier members of the Mercury Theatre from 1950-1977. From the descrip...

Strasberg, Lee

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Theatrical producer director. From the description of Reminiscences of Lee Strasberg : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309735059 ...

Garfield, David

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David Garfield is a New York City-based actor, author, and professor who has been a member of the Actors Studio since 1970. Garfield studied acting with master teachers Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, and Uta Hagen. He appeared on Broadway as Motel the Tailor in Fiddler on the Roof and as Solomon Rothchild in The Rothchilds . He began his research on the Actors Studio for his dissertation, The History of The Actor's Studio, for the Department of Drama at New York University. In 1980...