Joan Huntington(1934-2021)

Her husband Laurence Merrick was originally from Israel. He came to America and opened Merrick's Academy of Dramatic Arts. His later business was Merrick Studios, 870 N. Vine St. in Hollywood. It was a low-cost acting school, with several students attending via the GI Bill. He received an Oscar nomination for co-directing the documentary Manson (1973), which she had written.