Strasberg
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- proper noun
- /ˈstræsˌbɜrg/
- As Strasberg told his students, "The actor himself is the instrument of expression which calls for special care like a rare Stradivarius" (1).
- Lee Strasberg
- Paula Strasberg
- Strasberg—acting coach
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Watch on YouTubeStella was trained at the Group Theatre, principally by Lee Strasberg, who is its teacher and director.
- Stella was trained at the Group Theatre, principally by Lee Strasberg, who is its teacher and director.
- I mean, the great speech that Lee Strasberg has in Godfather too.
- Stella Adler, Sandy Meisner, Robert Lewis, Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg.
Examples
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Miranda, I was explaining the Lee Strasberg acting technique.
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He has no dramatic sense, and he thinks he's Lee Strasberg.
Fiction book (1992) -
Jerry studied acting at Lee Strasberg at the Actors' Studio during his youth.
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I mean, the great speech that Lee Strasberg has in Godfather too.
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But she was devoted to Strasberg and, later, Dr. Greenson.
Blog text (25) -
Stella was trained at the Group Theatre, principally by Lee Strasberg, who is its teacher and director.
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Or that Marilyn Monroe was no better an actress after she studied with Lee Strasberg than before.
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By the mid-'50s, Marilyn was studying with "method" guru Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York.
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Later, Strasberg asserts, "everything that was conditioned can be reconditioned" (7).
Academic text (2017) -
Many famous actors, including Marlon Brando, were influenced by the teachings of Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Strasberg probably comes from a German place name made of strasse 'street' and berg 'hill' or 'mountain', so it once meant someone from a 'hill by the road'. That's why Strasberg became a family name and is now the surname of the famous acting teacher Lee Strasberg.