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Sanford Meisner
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Actor Born: August 31, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: February 2, 1997 in Sherman Oaks, CA Biography:Though an actor whose long career included appearances on stage, screen, and television, "Sanford Meisner" is best known in the entertainment industry as a drama teacher whose distinguished pupils have included "Steve McQueen", "Diane Keaton", "Joel Grey", "Maureen Stapleton", "Tony Randall", "Joanne Woodward", and filmmaker "Sydney Pollack". In 1931, he became a charter member of the prestigious Group Theatre along with "Clifford Odets", "Elia Kazan", "Lee Strasberg", and others. He twice served as the director of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and trained a number of stars including "Grace Kelly", "Gregory Peck", and "Robert Duvall", in addition to such directors as "Bob Fosse". He also helped such budding playwrights as "David Mamet". Meisner moved to Hollywood in 1959 to direct the talent division at 20th Century Fox until 1961. It was during that time that he began appearing in a few... Full Biography
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