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Sanford Meisner on Acting

Sanford Meisner on Acting( )
Author: Meisner, Sanford
Longwell, Dennis
Introduction by: Pollack, Sydney
Pollack, Sydney
ISBN:978-0-394-75059-0
Publication Date:Feb 1990
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $27.99
Book Description:

Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. Throughout these pages Meisner is a delight-always empathizing with his students and urging...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Television / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.5 x 20.1 x 1.5 cm
Book Weight:0.198 Kilograms
Author Biography
Meisner, Sanford (Author)
Actor, director and producer Sydney Pollack was born in Lafayette, Indiana on July 1, 1934. After graduating from high school, he moved to New York City and enrolled in the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater. While there, he studied under Stanford Meisner from 1952 to 1954 and became his assistant from 1954 to 1959.

He directed about 20 films including The Way We Were, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, and Tootsie. He won two Oscars for Out of Africa, one as director and one as producer of the film. He produced more than 40 films including Presumed Innocent, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Michael Clayton. He also acted in numerous films and television shows including Husbands and Wives, Eyes Wide Shut, Michael Clayton, Frasier, Will and Grace, and The Sopranos. He received the first annual Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking award from the Austin Film Festival on October 21, 2006. He died of cancer on May 26, 2008.

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