Arriving in America as a teenage Holocaust refugee, Jack Garfein would soon rise to the top of his field." Life and Acting" is the product of more than sixty years in the world of theater and film, offering the kind of insight only gained by experience as both a teacher and practitioner. In Garfein s case, his experience is unparalleled he has worked with a who s who of twentieth-century acting, especially those associated with the Actors Studio, the West Coast arm of which Garfein cofounded.

In" Life and Acting," Garfein distills his experience into a holistic technique for learning and...