Stella Adler Biography (c. 1902-)

Born 1902, in New York, NY; daughter of Jacob P. (an actor and producer) andSarah (an actress and producer; maiden name, Lewis) Adler; married Horace Eleaschreff (divorced); married Harold Clurman (divorced); married Mitchell Wilson (died February 26, 1973). Addresses: OFFICE--130 W. 56th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Birth Details
c. 1902
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • STAGE DEBUT--Broken Hearts, Grand Theatre, NY, 1906.
  • LONDON DEBUT--Naomi, Elisha Ben Avi, Pavilion, Mile End, 1919.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Appeared in her father's repertory company continuously in plays by Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Jacob Gordon, as well as other classical and modern plays, including The Merchant of Venice and The Lower Depths. Appeared in Martinique,The Man of the Mountains and (as Lola Adler) The World We Live In, NY, 1920.
  • played one season of vaudeville on the Orpheum Circuit.
  • Baroness Creme de la Creme, The Straw Hat, American Laboratory Theatre, NY, 1926.
  • Elly, Big Lake, 1927.
  • played a season at the Living Place Theatre, 1928.
  • appeared in a series of leading roles with Maurice Schwartz and Samuel Golendenberg at the Yiddish Art Theatre, Second Avenue, NY, including: KiddishHashem; The God of Vengeance; The Witch of Castile; The Lower Depths; The Living Corpse; He Who Gets Slapped; Liliom; Jew Suss; played over one hundred parts from 1927-31.
  • Geraldine, The House of Connelly, Group Theatre, Martin Beck Theatre, NY,1931, then Mansfield Theatre, NY, 1931.
  • Dona Josefa, Night Over Taos, Group Theatre, 48th Street Theatre, NY, 1932.
  • Sarah Glassman, Success Story, Group Theatre, Maxine Elliott Theatre, NY,1932.
  • Myra Bonney, Big Night, Group Theatre, Maxine Elliott Theatre, NY, 1933.
  • Hilda, Hilda Cassidy, Group Theatre, Martin Beck Theatre, NY, 1933.
  • Gwyn Ballantyne, Gentlewoman, Group Theatre, Cort Theatre, NY, 1934.
  • Adah Menken, Gold-Eagle Guy, Group Theatre, Morosco Theatre, NY, 1934.
  • Bessie Berger, Awake and Sing, Group Theatre, Belasco Theatre, NY, 1935.
  • Clara, Paradise Lost, Group Theatre, Longacre Theatre, NY, 1935.
  • Catherine Carnick, Group Theatre, Sons and Soldiers, Morosco Theatre, NY,1943.
  • Clotilde, Pretty Little Parlor, Group Theatre, National Theatre, NY, 1944.
  • Zinaida, He Who Gets Slapped, Group Theatre, Booth Theatre, NY, 1946.
  • Also appeared as Madame Rosepettle, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You inthe Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, 1961;Madame Arkadina, The Three Sisters, Yale School of Drama, New Haven, CT, 1967; also appeared in A Guide for the Bedevilled.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Appeared with her father's repertory company in cities throughout the U.S. at the beginning of her career.
  • played in a repertory of plays in cities throughout the U.S., South America, and Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels, 1930.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
  • Golden Boy, Group Theatre, San Francisco, 1938.
  • Manhattan Nocturne, Forrest Theatre, NY, 1943.
  • Polonaise, Alvin Theatre, NY, 1945.
  • Sunday Breakfast, Coronet Theatre, NY, 1952.
  • Johnny Johnson, Carnegie Hall Playhouse, NY, 1956.
  • FILM DEBUT--Love on Toast, 1938.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Shadow of the Thin Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941.
  • My Girl Tisa, 1948.