William Esper
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William Esper was a renowned American acting teacher and leading proponent of the Meisner technique, known for training numerous successful stage and screen actors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meisner technique teacher
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acting teacher ⓘ drama teacher ⓘ person ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Damon DiMarco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Western Reserve University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Mason Gross School of the Arts
NERFINISHED
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Rutgers University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Esper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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actor training ⓘ theatre education ⓘ |
| founded |
William Esper Studio
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William Esper Studio for Acting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | acting pedagogy ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sanford Meisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the William Esper Studio
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teaching the Meisner acting technique ⓘ training screen actors ⓘ training stage actors ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Meisner technique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Esper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Harvey Keitel
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Jeff Goldblum NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Basinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry David NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandy Patinkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Heaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Actor’s Art and Craft
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The Actor’s Guide to Creating a Character NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
acting teacher
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drama teacher ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the acting program at Mason Gross School of the Arts ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| studentOf | Sanford Meisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Mason Gross School of the Arts
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Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ William Esper Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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