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Judith Malina

Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (died 2015)

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Born
June 4, 1926
Died
April 10, 2015
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1926

About Judith Malina

Judith Malina was a Jewish-American actress, director and writer. With her husband Julian Beck, Malina co-founded The Living Theatre, a radical political theatre troupe that rose to prominence in New York City and Paris during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1996, Malina was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Whittier College. In 1947, the couple founded The Living Theatre, which they directed together until Beck's death in 1985. In 2007, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Lehman College.

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Judith Malina timeline

  1. In 1947, the couple founded The Living Theatre, which they directed together until Beck's death in 1985.
  2. In 1996, Malina was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Whittier College.
  3. In 2007, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Lehman College.

The world when Judith Malina was born

Judith Malina was born in 1926. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Judith Malina's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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