Marlon Brando acknowledged only her and director Elia Kazan as his real mentors.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 9-11. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
Daughter of Jacob P. Adler, the greatest actor of the Yiddish theater.
Grandmother of Tom Oppenheim
Mother of Ellen Adler (the mother of Tom Oppenheim).
Oler sister of fellow Group Theatre company member Luther Adler.
One of six children of Jacob P. Adler and Sarah Adler.
Posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She appeared in four Broadway plays with her brother Luther Adler: John Howard Lawson's "Success Story" Melvin Levy's "Gold Eagle Guy," and two plays by Clifford Odets: "Paradise Lost" and "Awake and Sing!" Both Lawson and Odets were Communist Party members: Lawson was jailed as one of the "Hollywood Ten," while Odets named names before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Sister of Jay Adler and Luther Adler.
When she went to Hollywood and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer., the studio changed her name to Stella Ardler. Her younger brother Luther, who originated the role of Joe Napoleon in "Golden Boy" on the Broadway stage, wanted to know why M.G.M. hadn't changed her name to Beverly Wilshire.