ENTERTAINMENT
June 29, 2009 | By David Ng
She launched the careers of some of the most successful actors of the 20th century. Marlon Brando, her most famous pupil, once wrote that "she imparts the most valuable kind of information -- how to discover the nature of our own emotional mechanics and therefore those of others." Stella Adler, the high priestess of the American theater, was known for her boundless generosity toward young actors.