Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey was an American stage and screen actor and director who became a wellrespected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s.

Jeff Corey was born Arthur Zwerling in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mary and Nathan Zwerling. He attended the Feagin School of Dramatic Art and took part in the New York Federal Theatre Project. He worked with Jules Dassin, Elia Kazan, John Randolph and other politically liberal theatrical personalities. Although he attended some meetings of the Communist Party, Corey never joined. A World War II veteran, Corey served in the US Navy.

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