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Actors Studio, The, organization founded 1947 in New York City by the directors Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan Kazan, Elia (ĭlī`ə, ēl`yə kəzăn`, –zän`)
..... Click the link for more information. , and Robert Lewis to train professional actors. Long directed (1948–82) by Lee Strasberg Strasberg, Lee (străs`bərg, sträs`–), 1901–82, American theatrical director, teacher, and actor, b.
..... Click the link for more information. and famous for its advocacy of the Stanislavsky Stanislavsky, Constantin (kənstəntyēn` stənyĭsläf`skē)
..... Click the link for more information. "method" technique, the workshop has trained many leading, e.g., Anne Bancroft Bancroft, Anne, 1931–2005, American actress, b. New York City as Anna Maria Italiano. Her New York stage debut in Two for the Seesaw (1958) was a major triumph.
..... Click the link for more information. , Marlon Brando Brando, Marlon, 1924–2004, American film actor, often described as the greatest of his generation, b. Omaha, Nebr. Regarded as the foremost practitioner of "method" acting as taught by American disciples of Constantin Stanislavsky at New York's Actor's Studio,
..... Click the link for more information. , James Dean Dean, James (James Byron Dean), 1931–55, American film actor, b. Marion, Ind. After a few stage and television roles, Dean was chosen to play the moody, rebellious son in the film East of Eden (1953).
..... Click the link for more information. , Robert De Niro De Niro, Robert (də nĭr`ō), 1943–, American film actor, b. New York City.
..... Click the link for more information. , Julie Harris Harris, Julie, 1925–, American actress, b. Grosse Point, Mich. Harris made her New York debut in It's a Gift (1945). Her versatility and power have won her enormous critical acclaim.
..... Click the link for more information. , Dustin Hoffman Hoffman, Dustin (hŏf`mən, hôf`–), 1937–, American actor, b. Los Angeles.
..... Click the link for more information. , Paul Newman Newman, Paul, 1925–, American actor, b. Cleveland, Ohio. After performing for several years in television dramas, Newman became a versatile film actor.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Sidney Poitier Poitier, Sidney, 1927–, American actor, b. Miami, raised in the Bahamas, returned to the United States at 15. The first African-American actor to achieve leading man status in Hollywood films, Poitier combines attractiveness and poise with an innate projection
..... Click the link for more information. , and was extremely influential in the 1950s. It continues to be active, teaching actors, directors, and playwrights in New York City and, since 1966, Los Angeles. The Actors Studio was later (1994–2005) associated with New York City's New School Univ. and has been a part of Pace Univ. since 2006.

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See studies by R. H. Hethmon, ed. (1965, repr. 1991), D. Garfield (1980), F. Hirsch (1984, repr. 2001), and S. Frome (2001).