Friday, April 3, 2015

Vivian Nathan obit

Vivian Nathan, Original Member of The Actors Studio, Dies at 98

She appeared in the original Broadway productions of Tennessee Williams' 'The Rose Tattoo' and 'Camino Real' and played Jane Fonda's psychiatrist in 'Klute.' 

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Vivian Nathan, an original member of The Actors Studio who appeared in the first Broadway productions of Tennessee Williams‘ The Rose Tattoo and Camino Real, has died. She was 98.

Nathan, whose career in films included a memorable performance as Oscar-winner Jane Fonda‘s psychiatrist in Klute (1971), died April 3 at The Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, her family announced.

The legendary Actors Studio was founded in 1947 by, among others, Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan. Until 1999, Nathan served on its board of directors with Ellen Burstyn, Estelle Parsons, Paul Newman, Lee Grant and Al Pacino. She also was a session moderator and teacher who mentored the late actress Kim Stanley and others, the family noted.

A native of New York, Nathan won the John Golden auditions for new talent and made her Broadway debut in 1949 in Montserrat, written by Lillian Hellman. In 1951, she played opposite Maureen Stapleton, Eli Wallach and Martin Balsam in The Rose Tattoo and worked again with Balsam in Camino Real, directed by Kazan.

She received the 1955 Clarence Derwent Award for her portrayal of the Charwoman in Anastasia, played a Holocaust survivor in 1966’s The Investigation and appeared with Anne Bancroft in 1977’s Golda, directed by Arthur Penn.

Nathan made her film debut in Teacher’s Pet (1958) with Clark Gable. She was in The Young Savages (1961) with Burt Lancaster and played Tony Curtis‘ mother in The Outsider (1961).

On television, she was a regular on the live Studio One in Hollywood in the 1950s and appeared on Playhouse 90, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Kojak and The Equalizer.

Her husband of more than 50 years, Nathan Schwalb, died in 2000. Survivors include her nieces Diane, Vivian and Elizabeth. A memorial service will take place at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York.

 

Actress

Edward Woodward in The Equalizer (1985)

The Equalizer

Neighbor

TV Series

1989

1 episode

 

Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)

Kojak

Mrs. Coletti

TV Series

1976

1 episode

 

Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Klute (1971)

Klute

Psychiatrist

1971

 

Breaking Point (1963)

Breaking Point

Mrs. Cassell

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Doctors and the Nurses (1962)

The Doctors and the Nurses

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TV Series

1962–1963

2 episodes

 

Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)

Arrest and Trial

Mrs. Trella

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Tony Curtis in The Outsider (1961)

The Outsider

Nancy Hayes

1961

 

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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TV Series

1958–1961

2 episodes

 

Burt Lancaster in The Young Savages (1961)

The Young Savages

Mrs. Escalante

1961

 

Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)

Play of the Week

TV Series

1961

1 episode

 

"Eighty Yard Run, The" (Playhouse 90) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. 1957 CBS

Playhouse 90

AnnetteFriedaMartha Kowalski

TV Series

1958–1960

3 episodes

 

Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Wife

TV Series

1958

1 episode

 

Dennis Hopper, Lyle Bettger, and Cameron Mitchell in Pursuit (1958)

Pursuit

Mrs. Rogart

TV Series

1958

1 episode

 

Studio One (1948)

Studio One

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TV Series

1956–1958

8 episodes

 

William Shatner in Encounter (1952)

Encounter

Mrs. Jaworski

TV Series

1957–1958

2 episodes

 

Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)

Teacher's Pet

Edna Kovac

1958

 

The Seven Lively Arts

Alice

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1957

1 episode

 

The Alcoa Hour (1955)

The Alcoa Hour

Farmer MotherGrace BeggsMarretta Hauptmann

TV Series

1956–1957

3 episodes

 

Playwrights '56 (1955)

Playwrights '56

Mildred

TV Series

1956

1 episode

 

Kraft Theatre (1947)

The Philco Television Playhouse

Mrs. Sibyl Leighton

TV Series

1953

2 episodes

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