- Lindsay Crouse
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name = Lindsay Crouse
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1948|5|12|mf=y
birthplace =New York City Lindsay Ann Crouse (born
May 12 ,1948 ) is an American actress.Crouse's theatrical family
Crouse was born in
New York City , the daughter of Anna (née Erskine) andRussel Crouse , a playwright. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/34/Lindsay-Crouse.html Film Reference. "Lindsay Crouse Biography (1948-)."] ] Her full name—Lindsay Ann Crouse—is an intentional tribute to the Broadway writing partnership ofLindsay and Crouse . Her father, playwrightRussel Crouse , and his writing partner,Howard Lindsay , wrote much of "The Sound of Music ". [ [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/07/22/crouse_plays_the_belle/ Boston Globe. "Crouse plays the belle" by Wendy Killeen. July 22, 2007] ] Their 1946 play "State of the Union" won that year'sPulitzer Prize for Drama . Their last collaboration was "Mr. President" in 1962. "In our family, the work ethic was held up as some kind of byword," Crouse says. "At any hour, somebody's typewriter was going."New York Times. "Lindsay Crouse keeps up a Family Stage Tradition." January 2, 1981.]Crouse's marriage with David Mamet
Crouse married another playwright,
David Mamet , in 1977. Crouse caught Mamet's eye in the hockey classic "Slap Shot". When he heard she had a part in his play "Reunion" at the Yale Repertory Theater, Mamet packed a bag and told a friend, "I'm going to New Haven to marry Lindsay Crouse."New York Times. "For Mamet and Crouse, A Movie is a Family Affair." October 11, 1987.] When Crouse and Mamet married, Crouse's mother took her aside and told her whatOscar Hammerstein had told her when she married Russel Crouse: "A playwright's wife is the only woman who knows how her husband feels when she's having a baby."John Lahr writes in his book "Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles" that when Mamet married Crouse in 1978 he "married into show business aristocracy." Lahr also writes that Mamet got his first screenwriting assignment through Crouse. Crouse was on her way to audition for Bob Rafelson's 1981 remake of "The Postman always Rings Twice." Mamet told Crouse to tell Rafelson that "he was a fool if he didn't hire me to write the screenplay." Although Mamet was joking, Crouse did it and Rafelson called Mamet and asked Mamet why he should hire him for the screenplay. "Because I'll give you a good screenplay or a sincere apology," said Mamet. Mamet got the job.Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles by John Lahr. Published in 200 by University of California Press.]
John Lahr writes in his book "Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles" that when Crouse and Mamet were together, Crouse was essential to Mamet. "She sees herself as a creative partner, and in some ways she probably was," says Shiela Welch. "David wasn't very smooth socially. Lindsay had social graces. David learned how to present himself in the theatre world from her."
Crouse and Mamet have two daughters Willa and Zosia. Crouse and Mamet divorced in 1990. [http://www.theatredatabase.com/20th_century/david_mamet_001.html Theatre Database. "David Mamet (1947-)"] ]
Acting career
After graduating from Radcliffe in 1970, Crouse began her performing career as a modern and jazz dancer but she soon switched to acting and made her broadway debut in
Much Ado About Nothing in 1972. She is best known for her starring role in "House of Games ", the 1987film directed and written by Mamet in which she plays Margaret Ford, a psychiatrist who is intrigued by the art of the con. "It's always hard to be directed by someone who's close to you," Crouse says. "Because everybody needs to go home and complain about the director. Everybody."The Globe and Mail. "A Master in the Art of the Con" by Warren Clements. August 31, 2007] Crouse was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 1984 movie "Places in the Heart ". Crouse is also known for role in the fourth season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", where she was a recurring supporting cast member playing ProfessorMaggie Walsh . She is also notable for playing Lily Braden, the discontented wife of hockey player Ned Braden, in the comedy classic "Slap Shot".In recent years Crouse wishes she could make more movies but has concentrated on the theater. "Once you get your driver's license, you end your film career," says Crouse. "Look at my generation. Great actresses like Glenn Close and Susan Sarandon -- there's nothing written for anyone over a certain age." [http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2007/07/20/shedding_light_on_sunshine/ Boston Globe. "Crouse: No complaints" by Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan. July 20, 2007.] ] In 2007 Crouse opened a one woman show, "
The Belle of Amherst ", about the life ofEmily Dickinson at the Gloucester Stage inGloucester, Massachusetts . "You can't stop and recite something," says Crouse. "You have to keep the poetry very, very active, which is pretty easy with Dickinson. She was striving so hard to understand what life was about. It's very dramatic poetry in that way. [http://www.innewsweekly.com/innews/?class_code=Ar&article_code=4233 Innews Weekly "The 'belle' of Gloucester." July 25, 2007.] ]Crouse will appear in "Going to St. Ives" by Lee Blessing with the Gloucester Stage Company from July 17 to August 3, 2008. [ [http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_109002315.html?keyword=secondarystory Glouster Times. "Gloucester Stage Company plans five plays, Sunday readings for 29th season" by Jeff Pope. April 18, 2008.] ]
Crouse provided the narration for “Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place," a documentary film about Virginia Lee Burton. [http://www.wickedlocal.com/manchester/archive/x647000989/North-Shore-Film-Festival-wraps-up-on-May-8-and-9 Wicked Local Manchester. "North Shore Film Festival wraps up on May 8 and 9." May 7, 2008.] ]
Buddhist beliefs
Crouse is a
Buddhist and since 2005 has organized an annual Buddhist educational program at a retreat at Windhover inRockport, Massachusetts . [ [http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_204234220.html Glouster Daily Times. "Actress brings third annual Buddhist retreat to Rockport" by Gail McCarthy. July 23, 2007.] ] " [Buddhism] is not an exclusive club. It has something to offer everyone at all levels," says Crouse. "Buddhism is dynamic and has captured the interests of Americans. Even ourquantum physics validate ideas the Buddha taught 2,500 years ago. [http://www.lamamarut.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/wind_aug05.pdf Glouster Daily Times. "Actress brings Buddhist retreat to Windhover" by Gail McCarthy. August 25, 2005.] ]The Gloucester Daily Times reported on January 10, 2008 that Lindsay Crouse had brought Buddhist monk the Venerable Lama Marut to the Rockport Community House. "It is truly rare in this country to encounter authentic Buddhist courses for Americans that are so clear," said Crouse. Crouse said that Marut will speak on the subject of emptiness. "For me this is one of the most exciting teachings in all of Buddhism because it opens up a vista of possibilities," said Crouse. "It means that our definitions of our self - including ugly, stupid, victimized, depressed, bad at math etc. - don't exist permanently. They're just ideas, or concepts in our minds. And through meditation and practice the mind can change." [http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pulife/local_story_010101034?keyword=secondarystory Gloucester Daily Times. "Buddhist monk teaches courses in Rockport next week" by Fail McCarthy. January 10, 2008.] ]
Personal life
Crouse and Mamet have two daughters Willa and Zosia. Crouse and Mamet divorced in 1990. [http://www.theatredatabase.com/20th_century/david_mamet_001.html Theatre Database. "David Mamet (1947-)"] ] Crouse is presently married to Rick Blue,> [http://www.babylonbeacon.com/news/2007/0913/Columnists/002.html Babylon Beacon "Heard It On The Grapevine" by Frick and Frack. September 13, 2007.] ] a television director and editor.
Crouse's brother is
Timothy Crouse , author of "The Boys on the Bus " about political journalism during the 1972 presidential campaign. Timothy Crouse also co-authored a new libretto for the musical "Anything Goes " withJohn Weidman that opened at theVivian Beaumont Theatre on Broadway on October 19, 1987, and ran for 784 performances. [http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a3133.asp?pntvs=1& Mediabistro.com "Q&A: Timothy Crouse" by Greg Bloom. November 2, 2004.] ]Television Appearances
Crouse has guest-starred on "C.S.I.," "Criminal Minds," "Law and Order," "E.R," and "NYPD Blue." Crouse spent a season on “Buffy The Vampire Slayer.” as the Professor Maggie Walsh. [http://www.wickedlocal.com/rockport/fun/entertainment/arts/x223011602/Lindsay-Crouse-returns-to-Gloucester-Stage-in-Going-to-St-Ives Wicked Local Rockport. "Lindsay Crouse returns to Gloucester Stage in ‘Going to St. Ives.'" July 17, 2008.] ]
Filmography
* "
Mr. Brooks " (2007)
* "Cherish" (2002)
* "Impostor" (2002)
* "Almost Salinas " (2001)
* "The Insider" (1999)
* "Progeny" (1998)
* "Prefontaine" (1997)
* "If These Walls Could Talk " (1996)
* "Norma Jean & Marilyn " (1996)
* "The Arrival" (1996)
* "The Juror " (1996)
* "Bye Bye Love" (1995)
* "The Indian in the Cupboard" (1995)
* "Being Human" (1993)
* "Parallel Lives" (1994)
* "Desperate Hours " (1990)
* "" (1989)
* "Communion" (1989)
* "Lemon Sky " (1988)
* "House of Games " (1987)
* "Iceman" (1984)
* "Places in the Heart " (1984)
* "Krull" (1983) (re-dubbed dialogue only)
* "Daniel" (1983)
* "The Verdict " (1982)
* "Prince of the City " (1981)
* "Between the Lines" (1977)
* "Slap Shot" (1977)
* "All the President's Men" (1976)References
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* [http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_204234220.html Lindsay Crouse brings third annual Buddhist retreat to Rockport]Persondata
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