Robert Lewis (director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Lewis (director)

American actor

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1909

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1997

Profession: stage actor, theater director, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Robert Lewis (March 16, 1909 – November 23, 1997) was an American actor, director, teacher, author and founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. In addition to his accomplishments on Broadway and in Hollywood, Lewis' greatest and longest lasting contribution to American theater may be the role he played as one of the foremost acting and directing teachers of his day.
He was an early proponent of the Stanislavski System of acting technique and a founding member of New York's revolutionary Group Theatre in the 1930s.
In the 1970s, he was the Head of the Yale School of Drama Acting and Directing Departments.