Lawrence Kornfeld | |
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Born | May 21, 1930 |
Died | August 14, 2023 | (aged 93)
Occupation(s) | Director, teacher |
Lawrence Kornfeld (May 21, 1930 – August 14, 2023) was an American theater director known for his off-off-Broadway and underground theater performances in New York City. He was an artistic director of The Living Theater in the late 1950s and a founder of the Judson Poets Theater. He taught at SUNY Purchase and the Yale School of Drama. [1] His request for a composition from Al Carmines in 1962 launched the latter's compositional career in experimental theater. [2]
Lawrence Kornfeld was married to the psychotherapist Margaret Kornfeld (1936–2023), with whom he had a daughter. [1] He died on August 14, 2023, at the age of 93. [3]
Lawrence Kornfeld | |
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Born | May 21, 1930 |
Died | August 14, 2023 | (aged 93)
Occupation(s) | Director, teacher |
Lawrence Kornfeld (May 21, 1930 – August 14, 2023) was an American theater director known for his off-off-Broadway and underground theater performances in New York City. He was an artistic director of The Living Theater in the late 1950s and a founder of the Judson Poets Theater. He taught at SUNY Purchase and the Yale School of Drama. [1] His request for a composition from Al Carmines in 1962 launched the latter's compositional career in experimental theater. [2]
Lawrence Kornfeld was married to the psychotherapist Margaret Kornfeld (1936–2023), with whom he had a daughter. [1] He died on August 14, 2023, at the age of 93. [3]