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Who founded the Actors Studio in New York City in 1947?
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Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan on the set of Panic in the Streets, 1950.
The Actors Studio was founded in New York City in 1947 by directors Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis.12