Elia Kazan

play to life. He believed that in order to do so, a character must have objectives, obstacles, and motivations to perform actions to achieve what he or she wants (Olivieri, lesson 1, 1:42-9:33). In the film, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, directed by Elia Kazan; the main actress, Peggy Ann Garner, displays outstanding acting that fits Stanislavsky’s definition by demonstrating her character’s objectives, obstacles, and motivations to perform her character’s actions. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, narrates…

Diary Entry #1 Hi, My name is Norma Jeane Mortenson. I have decided to start writing diary entries to kind of help let go and get over my past. So as you go along to read more you will learn so much about me and all the behind the scenes action to my life. Diary Entry #2 I was born on june 1, 1962 in Los Angeles, California. Let’s get right into it and start with the things you’d never expect from me. I never actually knew my father, but there was a time when I thought Clark Gable might have…