Jack Clay
Male, Person
1926 –
Who is Jack Clay?
Jack DeWayne Clay is an American acting teacher, director and actor.
A graduate of the Northwestern University school of speech under Alvina Krause, Clay taught at Oberlin College, the University of Miami, and the University of South Florida. He also headed the Professional Actors Training Programs at Southern Methodist University and the University of Washington While in Dallas, He founded "Stage #1," a professional acting company, and served as its artistic director for eight years.
Clay's teachers included Lee Strasberg, Martha Graham and Eric Hawkins. Among his best known students are Kathy Bates, Powers Boothe, Patricia Richardson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley and Hugh O'Gorman.
Clay is also a distinguished member of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
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- Born
- Oct 20, 1926
Decatur - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Northwestern University
- Oberlin College
- University of Washington
- University of Miami
- University of South Florida
- Southern Methodist University
- Employment
- University of Miami
- Lived in
- Decatur
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on July 23, 2013
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