. . . . "an acting teacher, director and actor"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Jack DeWayne Clay (October 20, 1926 \u2013 September 2, 2019) was an American acting teacher, director and actor. A graduate of the Northwestern University school of speech under Alvina Krause, Clay taught at Oberlin College (1956 - 1957), University of Miami (1957 - 1961), and the University of South Florida (1961 - 1966). He also headed the Professional Actors Training Programs at Southern Methodist University (1966 - 1986) and the University of Washington (1986 - 1991.) While in Dallas, he founded \"Stage #1,\" a professional acting company, and served as its artistic director for eight years."@en . . . . . "1926"^^ . "Jack Clay"@en . . . . . . . . . "Jack DeWayne Clay"@en . . "2019-09-02"^^ . "1092207454"^^ . . . "yes"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "4648"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Decatur, Illinois United States"@en . . . . "1926-10-20"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Jack DeWayne Clay (October 20, 1926 \u2013 September 2, 2019) was an American acting teacher, director and actor. A graduate of the Northwestern University school of speech under Alvina Krause, Clay taught at Oberlin College (1956 - 1957), University of Miami (1957 - 1961), and the University of South Florida (1961 - 1966). He also headed the Professional Actors Training Programs at Southern Methodist University (1966 - 1986) and the University of Washington (1986 - 1991.) While in Dallas, he founded \"Stage #1,\" a professional acting company, and served as its artistic director for eight years. Clay's teachers included Lee Strasberg, Martha Graham and Eric Hawkins. Among his best-known students were Kathy Bates, Powers Boothe, Patricia Richardson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Beth Henley and Christopher Evan Welch. Clay was also a distinguished member of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre. Clay died on September 2, 2019, in Seattle."@en . "Jack Clay"@en . . . . . "1926-10-20"^^ . . . . . . . . . "American"@en . "Oberlin College, University of Miami, University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, and University of Washington"@en . . . . . . . . . "January 2020"@en . "InternetArchiveBot"@en . . . "7266306"^^ . . "Seattle, Washington, U.S."@en . . . "2019-09-02"^^ . . . "Jack DeWayne Clay"@en . . . . . . . . "Jack Clay"@en . . . . . . "2019"^^ .