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Who considered Lee Strasberg the "father of method acting in America"?

  • Mel Gussow

  • Stella Adler

  • Sanford Meisner

  • Robert Lewis

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Mel Gussow, an influential theater critic and biographer, regarded Lee Strasberg as the "father of method acting in America." Strasberg, who founded the Actors Studio in New York City in 1947, was a renowned acting coach who emphasized emotional truth and naturalistic performances. His techniques heavily influenced subsequent generations of actors and cemented method acting's prominence in American theater and cinema.
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