“Mikhail Aleksandrovich "Michael" Chekhov was a Russian-American actor, HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_director" director, author, and HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_practitioner" theatre practitioner.” (Wikipedia). Michaels techniques were used by many known actors, including Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, and so many more. He was one of the most intelligent students that Stanislavski has ever had.
Mr.Chekhov was related to multiple famous intellectuals who were writers, actors, novelists, and all types of other journalistic and art-like things. He ended up marrying an amazing actress named Olga Chekhova, she ended ended up giving birth to a beautiful baby girl who became an actress under the name of Ada Tschechowa.
Michael studied at the First Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre. “Chekhov was considered by the Russian theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski to be one of his brightest students.” (Wikipedia). Michael had
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“Chekhov taught a range of movement dynamics such as molding, floating, flying, and radiating that actors use to find the physical core of a character.” (Wikipedia). He created a more intellectual environment for practicing and advanced actors.
“He developed an acting technique, a ‘psycho-physical approach’, in which transformation, working with impulse, imagination and inner and outer gesture are central. It offers clear and practical tools in working with imagination, feelings and atmosphere.” (MichaelChekhovactingstudio). He created a new system which is known as Method acting. This system has been used by a great deal of well known actors and actresses.
Michael wrote, directed, and performed in many movies and plays. Some of his most known movies are Phantoms of Happiness (1929), In Our Time (1944), Spellbound (1945), Cross My Heart (1946), Holiday for Sinners (1952), and Rhapsody