Los Angeles in West Hollywood in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lee Strassberg
1901 - 1982
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 19, 2026
1. Lee Strassberg Marker
Director, actor, author, teacher.
Founder of the Group Theater - 1931.
Artistic director of The Actors Studio 1948 - 1982.
Artistic director of the Lee Strasberg Institute in perpetuity.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.
Location. 34° 5.442′ N, 118° 21.743′ W. Marker is in West Hollywood, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Los Angeles. It is on Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Hayworth Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located at the Lee Strassberg Institute - Marilyn Monroe Theatre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7936 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90046, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Queer Village in Protest (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Ronda (approx. half a mile away); Colonial House (approx. half a mile away); The Andalusia (approx. half a mile away); Schindler House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry Bollman House (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Memory of Victims of Holocaust (approx. 0.7 miles away); Plummer Park (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Hollywood.
Regarding Lee Strassberg. Famed acting teacher Lee Strasberg was born in Budzanov, Austria-Hungary (now Budanov, Ukraine). Brought to America as a child, he had a brief acting career before becoming one of the founders of the Group Theatre in 1931, directing a number of plays there. His greatest influence, however, was through the Actors Studio, where he became director in 1950. A proponent of "method" acting, he influenced several generations of actors, from James Dean to Dustin Hoffman. Film audiences would know him best as gangster Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II (1974).
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 19, 2026
2. Lee Strassberg Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 19, 2026
3. Lee Strassberg Marker
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 19, 2026
4. Lee Strassberg Institute
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 19, 2026
5. Lee Strasberg Institute Lobby
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on July 22, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
