Jack DeWayne Clay (born October 20, 1926 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American acting teacher, director and actor. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.
A graduate of the Northwestern University school of speech under Alvina Krause, Clay taught at Oberlin College (1956 - 1957), the University of Miami (1957 - 1961), and the University of South Florida (1961 - 1966). Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The University of South Florida ( USF) known within its system as USF Tampa, is a public research University system located in Tampa, Florida He also headed the Professional Actors Training Programs at Southern Methodist University (1966 - 1986) and the University of Washington (1986 - 1991. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University ) While in Dallas, He founded "Stage #1," a professional acting company, and served as its artistic director for eight years.
Clay's teachers included Lee Strasberg, Martha Graham and Eric Hawkins. Lee Strasberg ( November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an Academy Award -nominated Austro-Hungarian - American See also Martha Graham ( May 11, 1894 &ndash April 1, 1991) was an American Dancer and Choreographer Among his best known students are Kathy Bates, Powers Boothe, Patricia Richardson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley and Hugh O'Gorman (of Remember WENN). Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award two-time Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American Television and Film Actor. Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951) is an American Television and Film actress known for her role as Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is a Tony Award -nominated American Actor. Beth Henley (born Elizabeth Becker Henley on May 8, 1952 in Jackson Mississippi) is an American Screenwriter, actress Remember WENN is an Emmy -winning Television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on the cable channel American Movie Classics.
Clay is also a distinguished member of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
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Hulbert, Dan. "Suddenly the Accent is Southern", The New York Times, 1981-12-06. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Retrieved on 2006-10-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
Kathy Bates, James Lipton. Inside the Actors Studio, Episode #4. Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton 12 [VHS]. New School University, New York, New York: Actors Studio Drama School.
Wilonsky, Robert. "In Character", The Dallas Observer, 2003-04-24. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Retrieved on 2006-10-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
College of Fellows of the American Theatre. Retrieved on 1006-10-03. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
The Jack Clay Endowed Fellowship. UW School of Drama. Retrieved on 1006-10-03. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's