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Strasberg, a stage actor in the 1920s and 1930s, and then Artistic Director of the famous Actors Studio and Lee Strasberg Theatre Institutes, where such stars as Monroe, Brando, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, Dennis Hopper and many others got at least some of their training, offers a half-history, half-autobiography. The history part discusses the work of predecessors in acting methods such as Stanislavsky and Ouspenskaya. The autobiography is more about his early days than any of his famous students. The book also discusses relaxation and acting exercises for the serious student.
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Plot & Themes

job/profession:    -   actor/actress Job/profession/poverty story    -   Yes Period of greatest activity?    -   1950+

Subject of Biography

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   actor/actress/producer Ethnicity    -   Jew Nationality    -   American

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings?    -   2 () United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast City?    -   Yes City:    -   New York Century:    -   1930's-1950's

Writing Style

Book makes you feel?    -   thoughtful Pictures/Illustrations?    -   A ton 16-20 B&W How much dialogue in bio?    -   little dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?    -   0-25% of book

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