lee strasberg

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Definition of lee strasberg in English English dictionary: a US teacher of acting and theatre director who was the first person in the US to use and develop the ideas about acting, called method acting, that were invented by Constantin Stanislavsky. From 1948 to 1982 he was in charge of the Actor's Studio in New York City (1901-82). orig. Israel Strassberg born Nov. 17, 1901, Budzanów, Pol., Austria-Hungary died Feb. 17, 1982, New York, N.Y., U.S. Russian-born U.S. theatre director and teacher. At age seven he immigrated to New York City with his family. After acting lessons with teachers who had studied under Konstantin Stanislavsky, he became an actor and stage manager with the Theatre Guild. In 1931 he cofounded the Group Theatre, where he directed brilliant experimental plays such as Men in White (1933). After working in Hollywood (1941-48), he returned to New York City to become artistic director of the Actors Studio, where he expanded Stanislavsky's teachings to further develop method acting, in which actors use their own emotional memory for the purpose of dramatic motivation. He trained actors such as Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Dustin Hoffman, Geraldine Page, and Julie Harris

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