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Allan Miller
Allan Miller (born February 14, 1929) is an American stage, film, and television actor. Biography Miller served in the U.S. Army after World War II during the occupation of Japan.Miller, Daryl H"Stages of Development" ''Los Angeles Times'' June 21, 1998. Noticing an ad in '' Stars and Stripes'' that was looking for performers, he began performing in shows to entertain the troops. In 1948, after Miller returned to the U.S., he attended Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop at The New School for Social Research in New York. He then studied acting under Uta Hagen (his classmates included Geraldine Page and Charles Nelson Reilly); and under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio (his classmates included James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and Paul Newman). In 1958, under Strasberg's sponsorship, he began teaching at the Dramatic Workshop. In 1960, he started teaching privately; one of his students was a teenaged Barbra Streisand. In the 1970s he taught at Yale Drama School. He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Zucker
Laura Zucker (born 1951) is an American arts leader, consultant, and educator known for her extensive work in grant making, cultural policy, arts education, and arts management. She served as the executive director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission for 25 years, where she oversaw funding for more than 400 arts organizations and played a pivotal role in shaping cultural policy in Los Angeles County. Early life and education Laura Zucker was born in 1951 to film producer Nathan Zucker and Helen Zucker in New Rochelle, New York. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Barnard College, and later attended the Yale School of Drama in 1972. Career In the early to mid 1970s, Zucker was an actor, director, and acting coach in New York City. She moved to Los Angeles in 1974, where she continued to direct and coach. Zucker was co-founder and producing director of the Back Alley Theatre for 10 years from 1979-1989. During that time, she served as chair of the Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale Drama School
The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in every discipline of the theatre – acting, design (set design, costume design, lighting design, projection design, and sound design), directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, technical design and production, and theatre management. It was known as the Yale School of Drama until a $150 million gift by David Geffen in 2021. The school operates in partnership with the Yale Repertory Theatre, also located in New Haven. History The school traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second-oldest college theatre association in the US, founded in 1900. The " Dramat" produced the American premieres of Albert Camus's ''Caligula'' and Shakespeare's ''Troilus and Cressida'', as well as original w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewster's Millions (1985 Film)
''Brewster's Millions'' is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, and Hume Cronyn. The screenplay by Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris was based on the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. It is the seventh film based on the story, and focusing on a Minor League Baseball pitcher who accepts a challenge to spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million from his great-uncle. The film was met with negative reviews. A sequel titled '' Brewster's Millions: Christmas'' was released on December 5, 2024. Plot Montgomery Brewster is a Minor League Baseball pitcher with the Hackensack Bulls. He and his best friend Spike Nolan, the Bulls' catcher, are arrested after a post-game bar fight. A man named J. B. Donaldo offers to post their bail if they plead guilty. Donaldo takes them to New York City with him. At the Manhattan law office of Granville & Baxter where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Search For Spock
''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' is a 1984 American science fiction film, written and produced by Harve Bennett, directed by Leonard Nimoy, and based on the television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek''. It is the third film in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and is the second part of a three-film story arc that begins with ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' (1982) and concludes with ''Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986). After the death of Spock (Nimoy), the crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), USS ''Enterprise'' return to Earth. When James T. Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's spirit, or Vulcan (Star Trek)#Katra, katra, is held in the mind of Dr. Leonard McCoy, Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Kirk and company steal the decommissioned USS ''Enterprise'' to return Spock's body to his homeworld. The crew must also contend with hostile Klingons, led by Kruge (Christopher Lloyd), who are bent on stealing the secrets of the powerful terraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
