Corey Allen

Corey Allen memperoleh gelar Bachelor of Fine Arts dari UCLA di bidang Teater pada tahun 1954. Saat berada di sana, ia menerima penghargaan Aktor Terbaik dari departemen tersebut dan membintangi film UCLA, "A Time Out of War", yang memenangkan Academy Award & Festival Film Cannes & Venice untuk Film Pendek Terbaik. Setelah lulus, dia tampil di sekitar dua puluh drama di wilayah Los Angeles. Sutradara Nicholas Ray melihat Allen dan kemudian memilihnya untuk peran "Buzz" di Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Hal ini menyebabkan peran utama dalam selusin film lainnya seperti Private Property (1960), Party Girl (1958), Darby's Rangers (1958) dan The Chapman Report (1962). Allen juga muncul di banyak serial televisi terkemuka termasuk Perry Mason (1957) dan Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). Sementara itu, dia menciptakan, menyutradarai, dan ikut memproduseri Freeway Circuit Theatre yang melakukan tur ke Barat Daya selama enam musim. Allen juga mengarahkan banyak produksi Ekuitas di teater Los Angeles. Hal ini menghasilkan karir penyutradaraan selama tiga puluh tahun di televisi dan film di mana ia menyutradarai tiga film termasuk Avalanche; film televisi termasuk pemenang Emmy The Ann Jillian Story (1988); menciptakan selusin pilot untuk serial televisi termasuk Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Simon & Simon (1981), Code Name: Foxfire (1985), Stone (1979) dan Capitol (1982). Dia telah mendapatkan dua nominasi Directors Guild untuk Best Direction dalam serial televisi, Award for Cable Excellence untuk Best Direction of The Paper Chase (1978) dan menerima Emmy untuk Best Direction of a Hill Street Blues (1981). Sepanjang karirnya, Allen mengajar akting, termasuk tiga tahun di Actors Workshop, dan selama sembilan tahun terakhir, mengadakan lokakarya membaca dingin di Margie Haber Studio. Allen dianugerahi gelar Doktor Kehormatan Sastra Kemanusiaan dari Columbia College-Hollywood atas karyanya dalam membantu menciptakan kurikulum akting dan penyutradaraan mereka.

Corey Allen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UCLA in Theatre in 1954. While there, he received the department's Best Actor award and starred in the UCLA film, "A Time Out of War", which won the Academy Award & Cannes & Venice Film Festival for Best Short Film. Upon graduation, he appeared in approximately twenty plays in the Los Angeles area. Director Nicholas Ray spotted Allen and subsequently chose him for the role of "Buzz" in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). This led to featured roles in another dozen films such as Private Property (1960), Party Girl (1958), Darby's Rangers (1958) and The Chapman Report (1962). Allen also appeared in many leading television series including Perry Mason (1957) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). Meanwhile, he created, directed for and co-produced the Freeway Circuit Theatre which toured the Southwest for six seasons. Allen also directed numerous Equity productions in Los Angeles theatres. This led to a thirty year directorial career in television and film during which he directed three movies including Avalanche; television movies including the Emmy winning The Ann Jillian Story (1988); created a dozen pilots for television series including Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Simon & Simon (1981), Code Name: Foxfire (1985), Stone (1979) and Capitol (1982). He has earned two Directors Guild nominations for Best Direction in a television series, the Award for Cable Excellence for Best Direction of The Paper Chase (1978) and received an Emmy for Best Direction of a Hill Street Blues (1981). Throughout this career, Allen instructed acting, including three years at the Actors Workshop, and for the last nine years, conducted cold reading workshops at the Margie Haber Studio. Allen was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Columbia College-Hollywood for his work in helping to create their acting and directing curricula.