Born in Keil, Germany in 1926, Malina came to the United States before World War II. Judith Malina, actress, director, producer and poet, was one of the founding members of the experimental theater group The Living Theatre. These entries are written by several people who are not identified. They relate to the search for and renovation of the 14th Street theater, which opened in 1959. Her involvement as a pacifist, and her imprisonment with Dorothy Day and others, is described in some detail.

Personally, Malina discusses her relationships, her family, her views of the world of the 1950's and her commitment to pacifism. FAUSTUS LIGHTS THE LIGHTS, THE IDIOT KING, PHEDRE, AND TONIGHT WE IMPROVISE. Malina discusses her work on various productions including: THE AGE OF ANXIETY, DR. Among their contemporaries and collaborators were James Agee, John Cage, Joseph Campbell, Merce Cunningham, Dorothy Day, Richard Edelman, Paul Goodman, Lou Harrison, Alan Hovhaness, Lester Schwartz and Philip Smith. Malina documents her own struggles as a young woman and artist and also the struggle, together with Julian Beck, to create The Living Theatre. The diaries of Judith Malina include personal reflections, a history of many aspects of The Living Theatre, and a view of the avant-garde cultural life of New York in the 1940's and 1950's.

Judith Malina Diaries, *T-Mss 1990-001, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Repository Billy Rose Theatre Division Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment. Creator Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 Call number *T-Mss 1990-001 Physical description 2.6 linear feet (46 diaries in 7 boxes) 3 rolls of microfilm Preferred Citation

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