Marketa Kimbrell
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Marketa Kimbrell was an Czechoslovakia
n-born American
actress and professor of acting and film directing. In 1970, Kimbrell and actor Richard Levy founded the New York Street Theater Caravan, a theater company which brought stage productions to audiences who otherwise might not have access to theater. Her target audiences included prisoners, coal mining
towns, rural communities, Native American reservations, and low income inner city neighborhoods.
Kimbrell was born Marketa Nitschova in a town near Prague
, Czechoslovakia
, on August 1, 1928, to parents, Alfred and Josephine Nitsch. She married her husband, an American Army major named George Kimbrell, whom she met at a refugee camp in Germany
following World War II
. She moved to the United States with Kimbrell and was cast in stage, television shows and film. George Kimbrell died in 1952.
Kimbrell also taught as a full-time professor
of acting and film directing at the Tisch School of the Arts
of New York University
from 1970 until her retirement in 2006.
Kimbrell died of complications of Alzheimer's disease on July 6, 2011, in Sykesville, Maryland
, at the age of 82. She was survived by her two sons, Mark and Andrew; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and her sister.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
n-born American
United States
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actress and professor of acting and film directing. In 1970, Kimbrell and actor Richard Levy founded the New York Street Theater Caravan, a theater company which brought stage productions to audiences who otherwise might not have access to theater. Her target audiences included prisoners, coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
towns, rural communities, Native American reservations, and low income inner city neighborhoods.
Kimbrell was born Marketa Nitschova in a town near Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, on August 1, 1928, to parents, Alfred and Josephine Nitsch. She married her husband, an American Army major named George Kimbrell, whom she met at a refugee camp in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. She moved to the United States with Kimbrell and was cast in stage, television shows and film. George Kimbrell died in 1952.
Kimbrell also taught as a full-time professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of acting and film directing at the Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
of New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
from 1970 until her retirement in 2006.
Kimbrell died of complications of Alzheimer's disease on July 6, 2011, in Sykesville, Maryland
Sykesville, Maryland
Sykesville is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,197 at the 2000 census.-History:The land on which Sykesville sits started out as part of a Springfield Estate, owned by wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder William Patterson...
, at the age of 82. She was survived by her two sons, Mark and Andrew; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and her sister.