Don Richardson[1] (April 30, 1918 – January 10, 1996) was an American actor, director, acting teacher, as well as an author.
His fellow Group Theatre members included Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler, and Uta Hagen, although Richardson was the only student who said, "The Method isn’t what acting is about."
[1] Richardson taught acting at UCLA, Colombia’s Barnard College and American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and California.
[4] Richardson's students include Grace Kelly, Anne Bancroft, Zero Mostel, and John Cassavetes.
[5] Richardson had a two-year relationship with his student, Grace Kelly, which began in the Autumn of 1948, despite the disapproval of her parents.