Talk:Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

L.A.
there's another school located in Los Angeles. Acidburn24m (talk) 04:55, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

IMPORTANT
There seems to be a tendency by people to add any names to the list just because they were trained by Strasberg, like Al Pacino or Robert DeNiro or Mickey Rourke and others. These veteran actors were trained by Strasberg, but NOT at the school. They received their training at special classes at the Actors Studio in NYC.

There is also the problem of conflating the NYC school with the Hollywood school. The Hollywood school has almost NO notable alumni, with the exception of Angelina Jolie who was in the childrens program for ONE summer. All the notable alumni listed attended NYC, i.e. Alec Baldwin, Rosario Dawson, etc. And that was years ago when the school was still relevant. Today the school is suffering from money problems, scandals, horrible students, etc.

Someone needs to take the time to properly source this article and stop confusing readers. Laval (talk) 21:21, 25 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I take issue with some of the above comments. 'When the school was still relevant', 'scandals, horrible students', these statements are biased and inappropriate. If you stand by these comments, please cite your sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.228.201.154 (talk) 22:11, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

How the heck could Marilyn Monroe be an alumna of this school when she died in 1962 and the school was founded in 1969?! Sbreheny (talk) 04:12, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Alumni section
The lengthy list you've provided is defeating the purpose of linking the category at the top of the section. The version I submitted is short, to the point and provides the names of notable alumni that can be recognized at a global scale. Rusted AutoParts 10:54, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * The question is, what is the criteria you have used to keep or eliminate names? BMK (talk) 19:50, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * The fact we have (or at least had) a link to both the category at the top of the section. To me, it didn't make sense to throw a whole bunch of names into the section if a fuller list could be found. I was simply taking the names I figured would be recognized as a bit more notable than some to the casual reader. Rusted AutoParts 09:56, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
 * So your criteria is that you kept names you recognized and eliminated those you did not. I would say that was OR, and not a good way to trim a list. BMK (talk) 18:29, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
 * If you elect to look at it that way, but it's not about who I don't recognize or not, it's simply trimming the list so it's not the whole list that is (or was) at the top of the section. What's the point then if all the names already on display? Rusted AutoParts 14:17, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * You restored your version of the list, with an edit summary which noted that you had discussed it -- but mere discussion is not really sufficient, you need a WP:CONSENSUS to restore it, which you do not, at this time, have. I suggest also that you review WP:BRD: When your Bold edit has been Reverted by another editor, the next step, if you continue to think the edit is necessary, is to Discuss it on the article talk page, which we are doing. During the discussion, the article remains in the status quo ante. Re-reverting is the first step towards edit-warring, which I assume you do not want to do.The problem here is that you have provided no objective criteria by which you are eliminating or keeping names, merely your personal view of "the names [you] figured would be recognized", which is pretty much a combination of original reserch and editing from a point of view. If you can come up with an objective criteria, perhaps we (and any other editors who happen on by) could agree on it and cull the list using it. BMK (talk) 22:09, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Anna Strasberg into Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
She does not appear to be notable as an actor, and this is where sources frequently discuss her. Also less problematic than merging with her spouse. Star  Mississippi  03:50, 4 February 2024 (UTC)