Esty, Mme. Alice
(1904–2000)
Esty, Mme. AliceEsty, AliceAlice Esty (B * THOMASTON, CT, 1904 – D † NEW YORK, 2000) Born Alice Theresa Hildagarde Swanson, American soprano who studied with Pierre Bernac. Her first language was Swedish. She attended Bates College in Maine, graduating in 1925. She modeled for the Art Students League in New York, and participated in the Group Theater classes, led by Lee Strasberg (1901 – 1982) and Harold Clurman (1901 – 1980). She performed with the Provincetown Players, including »Come of Age«…