Researching Peter Kass
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Kass surname? In that year Kass was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Kass on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Kass and the Kass Family History
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Some Famous People called Peter Kass
Peter Kass
Peter Meyer Kass (April 28, 1923 – 4 August 2008) was an American theater actor and director who became a well-known teacher. His mentor Clifford Odets chose Kass to direct and develop The Country Girl before it opened on Broadway. Kass played the part of Larry.
Kass later directed four Broadway plays, including a short-lived revival of Odets' Night Music and Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, and he directed for television on Assignment: Manhunt and for films, including Time of the Heathen.
Kass taught at Boston University in the 1950s, then at New York University in the 1960s and 1970s before becoming a private instructor. Students included Olympia Dukakis, Faye Dunaway, John Cazale, Maureen Stapleton and Val Kilmer.
Kass was born in Brooklyn and was a lifelong resident. He died of heart failure in Manhattan.
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