Known for:	Poltergeist II: The Other Side, The Cotton Club, Oedipus Rex
Birthday:	31 May 1925, New York, New York, USA

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Free Image Hosting - Upload your favorite celebrity pictures. Died during the filming of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). Led with spouse Judith Malina the avant-garde troupe, The Living Theatre, famed for productions of "The Brig," "Antigone," "Mysteries and Other Pieces," "Frankenstein" and "Paradise Now." Was a major influence on poet-rock star Jim Morrison, who attended Living Theater productions. The 30-strong Living Theater troupe was amongst the most bold and innovative of the theatrical avant-gard that revolutionized stage performance during the 1960s. In addition to nudity and directly accosting and challenging the audience, Living Theater performances included rituals of love, affirmation, nonviolence, and communality drawn from various mystical and contemporary sources, including Artaud and the cabala. Cast members also frequently, if not continuously, used narcotics and other drugs such as LSD, even during performances. Julian Beck and the other members of the Living Theater frequently tripped together and often performed while high on LSD. The Living Theater moved out of New York in 1974 after the Internal Revenue Service shut it down when Beck failed to pay $23,000 in back taxes. After a sensational trial, in which Beck and Malina represented themselves, they were found guilty by a jury. Beck and Malina were life partners in an open marriage, and he conducted a long-term affair with Ilion Troya, a male actor in the Living Theatre company. Among his many awards were the Lola D'Annunzio in 1959, the Obie in 1960, the Grand Prix of the Theatre des Nations in 1961, the Brandeis University Creative Arts Award in 1961, and the New England Theatre Conference Award in 1962. Musician Alan Hovhaness worked closely with the Living Theatre, composing music for many of its productions. In 2006, The Living Theatre signed a 10-year lease on the 3500 square foot basement of a new residential building under construction at 21 Clinton Street, between Houston and Stanton Streets on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The Clinton Street theater is the company's first permanent home since the closing of The Living Theatre on Third Street at Avenue C in 1993. The company moved into the completed space in early 2007 and opened in April 2007 with a production of "The Brig" by Kenneth H. Brown, first presented at The Living Theatre at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue in 1963. The re-staging, directed by Judith Malina won Obie Awards for Direction and Ensemble Performance.

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