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- Died
- Birth nameGrigorios Thalassinos
- Gregg G. Tallas was born in Athens in 1909 (according to other sources in 1905, Istanbul). In 1928, he moved to America with his family and studied drama at the American Laboratory Theatre with a specialization at stage direction. His teacher was Richard Boleslawski, a pupil of Konstantin Stanislavski, the pioneer of realism and naturalism in theater. Tallas moved to Moscow, and attended Stanislavski's famous Art Theatre. Back in America, he founded his own theater school. He worked as an editor and director, mostly for MGM. In 1953, he directed the sensational The Barefoot Battalion (1953) , in Thessaloniki, Greece, that became one of the first internationally acclaimed Greek films.- IMDb Mini Biography By: capamaroux
- SpousesLaurette Luez(June 1950 - September 1950) (divorced)Anna Brazzou (1 child)
- Founded the Orchard Gables Repertory Theatre in Hollywood in 1948.
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