Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling, August 10, 1914 â€" August 16, 2002)
was an American stage and screen actor and director who became a
well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the
1950s.Corey was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Mary (née
Peskin), a Russian Jewish immigrant, and Nathan Zwerling, an Austrian
Jewish immigrant. He attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and
was active in the school's Dramatic Society.He attended the Feagin
School of Dramatic Art and took part in the New York Federal Theatre
Project. In the mid-1930s, he acted with the Clare Tree Major
Children's Theater of New York. When Corey began making films, his
agent suggested that he change his name from Arthur Zwerling, and he
did so.
was an American stage and screen actor and director who became a
well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the
1950s.Corey was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Mary (née
Peskin), a Russian Jewish immigrant, and Nathan Zwerling, an Austrian
Jewish immigrant. He attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and
was active in the school's Dramatic Society.He attended the Feagin
School of Dramatic Art and took part in the New York Federal Theatre
Project. In the mid-1930s, he acted with the Clare Tree Major
Children's Theater of New York. When Corey began making films, his
agent suggested that he change his name from Arthur Zwerling, and he
did so.
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