Jack Clay

Jack DeWayne Clay (born October 20, 1926 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American acting teacher, director and actor.

A graduate of the Northwestern University school of speech under Alvina Krause, Clay taught at Oberlin College (1956 - 1957), the University of Miami (1957 - 1961), and the University of South Florida (1961 - 1966). He also headed the Professional Actors Training Programs at Southern Methodist University (1966 - 1986) and the University of Washington (1986 - 1991.) While in Dallas, He founded "Stage #1," a professional acting company, and served as its artistic director for eight years. Clay's teachers included Lee Strasberg, Martha Graham and Eric Hawkins. Among his best known students are Kathy Bates, Powers Boothe, Patricia Richardson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley and Hugh O'Gorman (of Remember WENN).

Clay is also a distinguished member of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.

References

cite news | last=Hulbert | first=Dan | title = Suddenly the Accent is Southern | publisher = The New York Times | date = 1981-12-06 | url = http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C0CE3D61738F935A35751C1A967948260 | accessdate = 2006-10-03 cite video
people = Kathy Bates, James Lipton
title = Inside the Actors Studio, Episode #4.12
medium = VHS
publisher = Actors Studio Drama School
location = New School University, New York, New York
date = 1998-11-08 cite news
last = Wilonsky | first = Robert | title = In Character
publisher = The Dallas Observer | date = 2003-04-24
url = http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/2003-04-24/film/film5_full.html
accessdate = 2006-10-03 cite web | title = College of Fellows of the American Theatre
url = http://www.thecollegeoffellows.org/html/members.html
accessdate = 1006-10-03 cite web | title = The Jack Clay Endowed Fellowship | publisher = UW School of Drama | url = http://depts.washington.edu/uwdrama/support/fundsandprograms.html
accessdate = 1006-10-03