Stella Adler (February 10, 1901 – December 21, 1992) was an American actress and acclaimed acting teacher. She founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and Los Angeles with long-time protégé Joanne Linville, who continues to teach Adler's technique. Her grandson Tom Oppenheim now runs the school in New York City, which has produced alumni such as Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Elaine Stritch, Kate Mulgrew and Jenny Lumet.Irene Gilbert, long-time protégé and close personal friend, founded the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre in Los Angeles, and was instrumental in bringing Stella Adler to the West Coast to teach on a permanent basis. The Los Angeles school continues to flourish as an acting studio and houses several theaters, alumni of the Stella Adler-Los Angeles school include Mark Ruffalo, Benicio Del Toro, Brion James, Salma Hayek, Clifton Collins Jr., Sean Astin and Kurt Grayson.
February 10, 1901, New York City, New York, United States
Died
December 21, 1992, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Actress, Writer
Education
New York University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Harold Clurman, Mitchell A. Wilson
Children
Ellen Adler
Parents
Jacob Pavlovich Adler, Sara Adler
Siblings
Luther Adler, Jay Adler, Celia Adler, Charles Adler, Abram Adler, Rivkah Adler, Frances Adler, Florence Adler, Julia Adler
Movies
My Girl Tisa, Shadow of the Thin Man, Love on Toast
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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Talent lies in your choice of drama coach.
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[on Marlon Brando] He lives the life of the actor 24 hours a day. His style is the perfect marriage of intuition and intelligence. If he must learn to ride a horse for a movie, he will watch that horse like no one else has watched a horse and when he does the scene he will be both horse and rider.
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Life beats down and crushes the soul, and Art reminds you that you have one.
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Fact
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She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 9-11. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
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Posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Oler sister of fellow Group Theatre company member Luther Adler.
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Daughter of Jacob P. Adler, the greatest actor of the Yiddish theater.
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She appeared in four Broadway plays with her brother Luther Adler: John Howard Lawson's "Success Story" Melvin Levy's "Gold Eagle Guy," and two plays by Clifford Odets: "Paradise Lost" and "Awake and Sing!" Both Lawson and Odets were Communist Party members: Lawson was jailed as one of the "Hollywood Ten," while Odets named names before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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When she went to Hollywood and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer., the studio changed her name to Stella Ardler. Her younger brother Luther, who originated the role of Joe Napoleon in "Golden Boy" on the Broadway stage, wanted to know why M.G.M. hadn't changed her name to Beverly Wilshire.
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