The art of American screen acting, 1960 to today /

Contemporary screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures, method acting guru Lee Strasberg and English theater titan Laurence Olivier. This book explores the work of screen actors in detail and charts the shift away from more internal Strasberg-based work in the 1970s into the more exte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Callahan, Dan, 1977- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Subjects:	Motion picture acting > History > 20th century. Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	Contemporary screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures, method acting guru Lee Strasberg and English theater titan Laurence Olivier. This book explores the work of screen actors in detail and charts the shift away from more internal Strasberg-based work in the 1970s into the more external way of working.
Physical Description:	viii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and index.
ISBN:	9781476676951 147667695X