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Sep 16, 1998 · George Shdanoff, actor, director, writer and teacher, died Aug. 14 of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center. He was 92. Shdanoff was best known as an acting coach whose past students...
September 08, 1998. LOS ANGELES -- The local theatre world is mourning the loss of George Shdanoff, who died Aug. 14, 1998 of natural causes. Shdanoff was the co-director, with Michael...
George Shdanoff was born on 5 December 1905 in Smolensk, Russia. He was an actor and director, known for Specter of the Rose (1946) and From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002). He died on 14 August 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor, Director, Writer
- December 5, 1905
- George Shdanoff
- August 14, 1998
(Russian: Георгий Жданов) Shdanoff was best known as an acting coach whose past students included Jack Palance, Yul Brynner, Robert Stack and Gene Kelly. At the time of his death, he was still involved with teaching a Master Class for working actors Sharon Gless and Anina Lincoln.
The legacy of actor-teacher Michael Chekhov and his student-protege George Shdanoff on classical Hollywood actors such as Gregory Peck and Patricia Neal is explored. Coming to Hollywood during World War II, both men helped to create and define a school of acting that offered an alternative to...
- Frederick Keeve
- Anthony Quinn
Along with his friend George Shdanoff, Checkhov worked on numerous productions in Moscow before being forced to emigrate to Germany. Interviews with former students relate how the rise of Nazi...
- Documentary
Aug 16, 1999 · Documaker Frederick Keeve’s focus is the artistic legacy of Michael Chekhov and George Shdanoff — in terms of the affection they still evoke among actors who worked with them and the awards and...
