Harold Guskin Explained

Harold Guskin
Birth Name:Harold Saul Guskin
Birth Date:25 May 1941
Birth Place:New York City
Death Place:Park Ridge, New Jersey
Occupation:Actor, acting coach
Partner:Sandra 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 Bloomington.[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.

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.

Notes and References

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