Paula Strasberg
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Paula Miller Strasberg (1911 – April 29, 1966) was a former stage actress who became actor and teacher Lee Strasberg
's second wife, mother of actors John
and Susan Strasberg
as well as Marilyn Monroe
's acting coach and confidante.
Her first Broadway credit, as Paula Miller, was in 1927 when she was 16 years old, appearing in The Cradle Song. She appeared in more than 20 more stage roles until Me and Molly in 1948.
She was blacklisted for her membership in the American Communist Party, although her husband was not and apparently suffered no adverse effects on his career. Paula Strasberg would go on to become Marilyn Monroe
's acting coach and confidante until Monroe's death in 1962.
Her children John Strasberg
and Susan Strasberg
were also actors. Susan Strasberg described her mother as a "combination delicatessen, pharmacist, Jewish mother".
in Hastings-on-Hudson
, Westchester County, New York
.
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg was an American actor, director and acting teacher. He cofounded, with directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective"...
's second wife, mother of actors John
John Strasberg
John Strasberg is the son of Lee and Paula Strasberg of the Actors Studio, and brother of actress Susan Strasberg....
and Susan Strasberg
Susan Strasberg
Susan Elizabeth Strasberg was an American film and stage actress.-Background and career:Strasberg was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of theatre director and drama coach Lee Strasberg of the Actors Studio and former actress Paula Strasberg...
as well as Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
's acting coach and confidante.
Her first Broadway credit, as Paula Miller, was in 1927 when she was 16 years old, appearing in The Cradle Song. She appeared in more than 20 more stage roles until Me and Molly in 1948.
She was blacklisted for her membership in the American Communist Party, although her husband was not and apparently suffered no adverse effects on his career. Paula Strasberg would go on to become Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
's acting coach and confidante until Monroe's death in 1962.
Her children John Strasberg
John Strasberg
John Strasberg is the son of Lee and Paula Strasberg of the Actors Studio, and brother of actress Susan Strasberg....
and Susan Strasberg
Susan Strasberg
Susan Elizabeth Strasberg was an American film and stage actress.-Background and career:Strasberg was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of theatre director and drama coach Lee Strasberg of the Actors Studio and former actress Paula Strasberg...
were also actors. Susan Strasberg described her mother as a "combination delicatessen, pharmacist, Jewish mother".
Death
Strasberg died of cancer in 1966 and is interred at Westchester Hills CemeteryWestchester Hills Cemetery
The Westchester Hills Cemetery, approximately 20 miles north of New York City, was established at 400 Saw Mill River Road in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. It welcomes the burial of Christians and Jews, and many well-known entertainers and performers are interred there...
in Hastings-on-Hudson
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Hastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in the southwest part of the town of Greenburgh. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 7,849. It lies on U.S. Route 9, "Broadway" in Hastings...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
.