Paula Strasberg
Paula Strasberg | |
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| Born | Pearl Miller March 8, 1909 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1966 (aged 57)[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Pauline Miller |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, acting coach |
| Spouse(s) |
Harry Stein
(m. 1929; div. 1935) |
| Children | Susan Strasberg John Strasberg |
Paula Strasberg (born Pearl Miller; March 8, 1909 – April 29, 1966) was an American stage actress. She became actor and teacher Lee Strasberg's second wife and mother of actors John and Susan Strasberg, as well as Marilyn Monroe's acting coach and confidante.
Career
Born Pearl Miller to a
She was later blacklisted for her membership in the
Personal life
Her children, Susan Strasberg (1938–1999) and John Strasberg (born 1941), were also actors. Susan described her mother as a "combination delicatessen, pharmacist, Jewish mother".[6]
Death
Paula Strasberg died of bone marrow cancer at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan on April 29, 1966, aged 57, and is interred at Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. She was survived by her husband, their two children, and a younger sister, Beatrice.[7]
References
- The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1966-05-02. p. 43. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ^ Harry Stein reference, ancestrylibrary.com; accessed September 16, 2016.
- ISBN 9780252078545.
- ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
- ^ "Method or Madness: Marilyn at the Actors Studio". The Marilyn Report. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ISBN 0-451-40014-3.
- ^ Profile, cursumperficio.net; accessed March 4, 2015.
External links
- Paula Strasberg at the Internet Broadway Database
- Paula Strasberg at IMDb
- Official site
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