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Method Acting and 1950's American Politics and Culture
Throughout the twentieth century, method acting had been experimented with and practiced in the United States. The method had derived from Stanislavski's "system" at the Moscow Art Theatre and was then given its own identity by method pioneers in the Group Theatre, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Elia Kazan. Through the early 1900's, the method had begun to gain recognition in American theatre, but swiftly attained considerable prominence on the stage and screen during the 1950's. Although method had been practiced prior in the United States, it rapidly emerged during this era. Along with other art forms such as poetry and painting -- performance -- through the use of the method, distinctly deviated from previous approaches to its respective craft. Simultaneously, the social and political spheres of the larger post-World War society were changing. Through their performances, actors presented a new style which corresponded with......

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