LEE STRASBERG

Lee Strasberg was a legendary Ukrainian-born acting teacher in New York teaching method acting at the Actors Studio. His most famous student was Marlon Brando, and others included James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, among many others. He had a few minor acting roles in movies earlier, but in the late 1970s, he made several movies, including "Going in Style" with George Burns and Art Carney. He passed away in 1982 at the age of 80.