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American Masters
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • Episode aired Jun 26, 1989
  • TV-14
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In the summer of 1931, three young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, were inspired by a passionate dream of transforming the American theater.In the summer of 1931, three young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, were inspired by a passionate dream of transforming the American theater.In the summer of 1931, three young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, were inspired by a passionate dream of transforming the American theater.

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    • David Heeley
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    • Joan Kramer
    • Steve Lawson
  • Stars
    • Joanne Woodward
    • Stella Adler
    • Margaret Barker
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      • David Heeley
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      • Joan Kramer
      • Steve Lawson
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      • Joanne Woodward
      • Stella Adler
      • Margaret Barker
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    Margaret Barker
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    Phoebe Brand
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    Morris Carnovsky
    Morris Carnovsky
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    Harold Clurman
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    Mordecai Gorelik
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    Michael Gordon
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    Elia Kazan
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    Sidney Kingsley
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    Tony Kraber
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    Robert Lewis
    Robert Lewis
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    Sanford Meisner
    Sanford Meisner
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    Ruth Nelson
    Ruth Nelson
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    Martin Ritt
    Martin Ritt
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    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
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      • June 26, 1989 (United States)
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