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==Biography==
==Biography==
She began as an acting instructor at [[UCLA]] in the 1950s, then was hired by [[Universal Studios]] as Head of Talent to groom their stable of film actors, which included [[Rock Hudson]], [[Bill Bixby]], [[Tony Curtis]], [[Myrna Hansen]], and [[Audie Murphy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/scene/people-news/estelle-karchmer-harman-99129418|title=ESTELLE KARCHMER HARMAN|author=Variety Staff|date=8 May 1995|website=Variety.com|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref>
Harman began as an acting instructor at [[UCLA]] in the 1950s, then was hired by [[Universal Studios]] as Head of Talent to groom their stable of film actors, which included [[Rock Hudson]], [[Bill Bixby]], [[Tony Curtis]], [[Myrna Hansen]], and [[Audie Murphy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/scene/people-news/estelle-karchmer-harman-99129418|title=ESTELLE KARCHMER HARMAN|author=Variety Staff|date=8 May 1995|website=Variety.com|accessdate=24 December 2017}}</ref>


As the contract years ended in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]], she started her own school &mdash; the Estelle Harman Actors Workshop. It operated two theatres, an on-camera class and offered a curriculum that met federal requirements for [[Student financial aid (United States)|financial aid]]. The school closed shortly before her death on April 30, 1995.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
As the contract years ended in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]], she started her own school &mdash; the Estelle Harman Actors Workshop. It operated two theatres, an on-camera class and offered a curriculum that met federal requirements for [[Student financial aid (United States)|financial aid]]. The school closed shortly before her death on April 30, 1995.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

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Estelle Harman
Born
Estelle Karchmer

(1922-09-11)September 11, 1922
DiedApril 30, 1995(1995-04-30) (aged 72)
SpouseSamuel Harman (1947-1995; her death)
ChildrenDeborah Harman (b. 1959), Alexis Harman (b. 1961), Eden Harman (b. 1963)

Estelle Harman (September 11, 1922 – April 30, 1995) was an American acting coach in Los Angeles.

Biography

Harman began as an acting instructor at UCLA in the 1950s, then was hired by Universal Studios as Head of Talent to groom their stable of film actors, which included Rock Hudson, Bill Bixby, Tony Curtis, Myrna Hansen, and Audie Murphy.[1]

As the contract years ended in Hollywood, she started her own school — the Estelle Harman Actors Workshop. It operated two theatres, an on-camera class and offered a curriculum that met federal requirements for financial aid. The school closed shortly before her death on April 30, 1995.[citation needed]

The list of movie actors that studied with her is lengthy, many of whom went on to successful acting careers in hollywood movies and television. Her teaching emphasized the "independent actor" who could utilize the tools of different acting approaches (Sanford Meisner, Konstantin Stanislavski) without having to be dogmatic about any of them.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Variety Staff (8 May 1995). "ESTELLE KARCHMER HARMAN". Variety.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.