Harold Guskin
Born
Harold Saul Guskin

(1941-05-25)May 25, 1941
New York City
DiedMay 10, 2018(2018-05-10) (aged 76)
Park Ridge, New Jersey
Occupation(s)Actor, acting coach
PartnerSandra Jennings

Harold Saul Guskin (May 25, 1941 – May 10, 2018) was an American actor and acting coach.[1] He coached Glenn Close, James Gandolfini and Gabriel Macht.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Early life

He learned playing the trombone in high school but replaced it with theatre, then he started attending acting classes and did bachelor's degree in drama at Rutgers University, then earned a master's from Indiana University.[8]

Career

In 1970, Guskin began teaching at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, then moved to the New York University Tisch School of the Arts,[9] where he was not happy with academic world. In the 1980 he joined the Public Theater for three years where he did workshops to introduced his acting techniques.[10]

He published a book "How to Stop Acting" (2003) a book about acting techniques.[5]

Death

On May 10, 2018, he died in Park Ridge, New Jersey. His wife reported the cause of death as a pulmonary embolism. He had contracted primary progressive aphasia, a rare form of dementia, over decade before his death.[5]

References

  1. ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. June 19, 1989.
  2. ^ Rooney, David (December 9, 2011). "Glenn Close as a Man in 'Albert Nobbs'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Lee, Luaine. "'Suits' star Gabriel Macht reveals his struggling years - News". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Guskin, Harold (2003). How to stop acting (1st ed.). New York: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0571199992. OCLC 51753323.
  5. ^ a b c Sandomir, Richard (May 16, 2018). "Harold Guskin, Acting Coach Who Nurtured Stars, Is Dead at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (June 11, 2017). "Speeches From Cynthia Nixon and Others at the Tony Awards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "From supporting actor to star, Richard Jenkins steps up in 'The Visitor'". Los Angeles Times. April 6, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "THE GREAT GUSKIN". The New Yorker. March 13, 1995. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "The New Yorker Digital Edition : Mar 20, 1995". archives.newyorker.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Brown, John Russell (May 23, 2012). The Routledge Companion to Actors' Shakespeare. Routledge. ISBN 9781136720376.
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