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Helen Krich Chinoy
Helen Krich Chinoy (September 25, 1922 – May 24, 2010) was an American theater historian who documented the role of women in United States theater.
Born on September 25, 1922, in Newark, New Jersey as Helen Krich, she was awarded bachelor's and master's degrees from New York University, where she majored in English. She later earned her doctorate, also in English, from Columbia University. Together with Toby Cole, she co-authored the 1949 book ''Actors on Acting'' in 1949 which was a collection of pieces about the theater from Ancient Greece to the modern stage.〔 She wrote an essay to introduce the book, which has been used over the years as a college textbook.〔 She and Cole wrote the 1953 compilation ''Directors on Directing'' as a followup to their first book, providing a historical perspective on the director's craft, primarily using their own writings.〔Weber, Bruce. ("Helen Chinoy, A Historian of Theater, Dies at 87" ), ''The New York Times'', June 13, 2010. Accessed August 26, 2010.〕 These two books on acting and directing, which have remained in print since their first publication, were described as "her most influential work".〔Staff. ("Helen Krich Chinoy Was Leading Theatre Historian" ), ''Martha's Vineyard Gazette'', May 28, 2010. Accessed August 26, 2010.〕
Before joining the faculty of Smith College in 1953, Chinoy taught at Rutgers University from 1944 to 1948 and Queens College and spent time teaching at the University of Leicester from 1963 to 1964 during a five-year break while she was working on her doctorate.〔〔Staff. ("Helen Krich Chinoy Biography (1922-)" ), filmreference.com. Accessed August 26, 2010.〕 Chinoy spent some 30 years at Smith College, serving as chairwoman of the school's theater department from 1968 to 1971.〔 Ar Smith, Chinoy lectured on acting, directing, the history of theater, Shakespeare and the contributions of women on the stage.〔Staff. ("Helen Chinoy, longtime Smith professor" ), ''Daily Hampshire Gazette'', May 25, 2010. Accessed August 26, 2010.〕 Her 1976 book ''Reunion: A Self-Portrait of the Group Theater'' focused on the founders of the Group Theatre, and its role in the development of method acting. Together with Linda Walsh Jenkins, Chinoy published the 1981 collection ''Women in American Theater'', which focused on women such as Cheryl Crawford, Ruth Draper and Susan Glaspell, with a revised edition of the book issued in 2005.〔〔 She shared an Emmy Award for her work as academic adviser on ''Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre'', a Public Broadcasting System documentary that aired on ''Masterpiece Theatre'' in 1989.〔 She was working on a second book about the Group Theatre before her death.〔
Chinoy died at age 87 on May 24, 2010, in Turners Falls, Massachusetts due to pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. She was survived by a daughter, a son and three grandchildren. He husband, sociologist Ely Chinoy, died in 1975.〔
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