Actors Laboratory Theatre
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Actors Laboratory Theatre was a progressive mid-20th-century American acting school and theatre collective in Los Angeles known for its left-leaning politics and for training numerous notable film and stage performers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Actors' Laboratory Theatre | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting school
ⓘ
nonprofit arts organization ⓘ theatre collective ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedInPeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| field |
acting
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
J. Edward Bromberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morris Carnovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Bohnen NERFINISHED ⓘ other former members of the Group Theatre ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Burgess Meredith
NERFINISHED
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Canada Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Edward Bromberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ John Garfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Carnovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Bohnen NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Geer NERFINISHED ⓘ Zero Mostel NERFINISHED ⓘ other Hollywood actors ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation |
left-wing
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progressive ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-fascist
ⓘ
pro-labor ⓘ |
| industry | performing arts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Group Theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanislavski system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
actor training
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association with Hollywood blacklist era ⓘ progressive politics ⓘ |
| operatedAs | collective ⓘ |
| produced | stage plays ⓘ |
| reasonForScrutiny | alleged communist sympathies ⓘ |
| scrutinizedBy | House Un-American Activities Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetedDuring | Hollywood blacklist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trained |
Jeff Corey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kim Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ other film actors ⓘ |
| usedActingTechnique | method acting ⓘ |
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Actors' Laboratory Theatre