David Pressman(1913-2011)
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
David Pressman began his career in the early 1930s as a teacher at the
Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. In addition, he acted in Broadway
productions and directed several other Broadway shows. A prominent
director in the early days of television drama, Mr. Pressman had his
career put on hold after his named appeared on a McCarthy blacklist.
During his exile Mr. Pressman founded the acting department at Boston
University. Pressman returned to Broadway where he directed Jason
Robards in the his Tony Award winning role in "The Disenchanted".
