Roy London

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1. A first

   As an actor, London was the only person to portray Holden Caulfield professionally with J.D. Salinger's approval, in WNET's USA Writer's segment about Catcher in the Rye.

2. Early training

   London trained in acting with Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio, and he was a key part of the avant garde Open Theater led by Joseph Chaiken.

3. Behind the camera

   London's first television directing work came on It's Garry Shandling's Show, which aired on Showtime. He went on to direct episodes of The Larry Sanders Show, Shandling's HBO series, and that work brought him a Cable Ace Award nomination.

4. A change of course

   For the final 15 years of his life, London worked as an acting teacher in Hollywood, where he taught more than 250 actors each week and coached many others privately.

5. Behind the camera

   London helped found Circle Repertory Company in Greenwich Village and wrote plays there as a resident playwright. He also earned a Peabody Award for a radio play, and Dramatists Play Service released three books of his plays.