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Actress, Julian Beck, was born on May 31, 1925 in New York City, NY. Beck died at the age of 60 on Sep 14, 1985 in New York City, NY .

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Beck was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame .

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The 30-strong Living Theater troupe was amongst the most bold and innovative of the theatrical avant-gard that revolutionized stage performance during the 1960s. In addition to nudity and directly accosting and challenging the audience, Living Theater performances included rituals of love, affirmation, nonviolence, and communality drawn from various mystical and contemporary sources, including Artaud and the cabala. Cast members also frequently, if not continuously, used narcotics and other drugs such as LSD, even during performances. Julian Beck and the other members of the Living Theater frequently tripped together and often performed while high on LSD.

Beck and Malina were life partners in an open marriage, and he conducted a long-term affair with Ilion Troya, a male actor in the Living Theatre company.

Their best-known play, "Paradise Now," a semi-improvisational piece involving audience participation, was notorious for a scene in which actors recited a list of social taboos that included nudity, while themselves disrobing; this led to multiple arrests for indecent exposure.

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