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Sanford Meisner

1905 - 1997

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Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997) was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group Theatre, his approach differed markedly in that he completely abandoned the use of affective memory, a distinct characteristic of method acting. Meisner maintained an emphasis on "the reality of doing", which was the foundation of his approach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sanford Meisner is the 2,562nd most popular actor (up from 3,103rd in 2019), the 4,463rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,696th in 2019) and the 1,242nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Sanford Meisner ranks 2,562 out of 13,578. Before him are Rain, Dagmar Lassander, David Rasche, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Tim Kang, and Stuart Whitman. After him are Robert Webber, Jamie Dornan, Leo McKern, Ann E. Todd, Joseph Sweeney, and Nigel Hawthorne.

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Among people born in 1905, Sanford Meisner ranks 159. Before him are Zdeněk Burian, Mildred Natwick, Joan Coromines, Pierre Brasseur, Harry Harlow, and Étienne Mattler. After him are Fumiko Enchi, Harold Arlen, Rózsa Péter, Hans Freudenthal, Michael Tippett, and Jan Gies. Among people deceased in 1997, Sanford Meisner ranks 132. Before him are Stanley Schachter, Joan Coromines, Saw Maung, Robert Serber, Dick van Dijk, and Georges Marchais. After him are King Hu, Lev Kopelev, Alfredo II, Amos Tutuola, René Huyghe, and William J. Brennan Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sanford Meisner ranks 4,463 out of 20,380. Before him are Reginald Arvizu (1969), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), Peggy March (1948), Tim Kang (1973), Richard G. Hovannisian (1932), and Stuart Whitman (1928). After him are Elmore Leonard (1925), Robert Webber (1924), Ann E. Todd (1931), Halsey (1994), Joseph Sweeney (1884), and Alice Brady (1892).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sanford Meisner ranks 1,242. Before him are David Alan Grier (1956), Robert Walker (1940), Joe E. Brown (1891), David Rasche (1944), Tim Kang (1973), and Stuart Whitman (1928). After him are Robert Webber (1924), Ann E. Todd (1931), Joseph Sweeney (1884), Alice Brady (1892), David Leitch (1975), and Jack Cassidy (1927).

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