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Lee Strasberg

Lee StrasbergBorn: 17-Nov-1901
Birthplace: Budanov, Ukraine
Died: 17-Feb-1982
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Westchester Hills Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Theater Director, Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Theater director and acting coach

Teacher of method acting, influential at the Actor's Studio in New York City. He was bequeathed Marilyn Monroe's estate, now controlled by Strasberg's widow.

Father: (innkeeper)
Wife: Nora Krecaun (1st, m. 1926, d. 1929)
Wife: Paula Strasberg (2nd, m. 16-Mar-1934, d. 1966, two children)
Son: John Strasberg (teaches at Actor's Studio)
Daughter: Susan Strasberg (actress, b. 22-May-1938, d. 21-Jan-1999)
Wife: Anna Strasberg (3rd, until his death, two sons)
Son: Adam
Son: David

    Naturalized US Citizen 1936

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Skokie (17-Nov-1981)
    Going In Style (Dec-1979) · Willie
    Boardwalk (14-Nov-1979)
    ...And Justice For All (19-Oct-1979) · Grandpa Sam
    The Cassandra Crossing (18-Dec-1976)
    The Godfather: Part II (12-Dec-1974)
    The Gun Runners (Sep-1958)
    China Venture (7-Sep-1953) · Patterson
    Storm in a Teacup (25-Feb-1937)


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