Art of Giving Philanthropic generosity is essential to Yale School of Drama. Among the many ways to contribute to YSD, one of the most vital is scholarship support. Establishing a named scholarship provides vital financial aid for students, while allowing the donor to pay tribute to an important mentor, an esteemed colleague, or a loved one. Below, we profile several donors who have made such a gift to the School. Albert Zuckerman
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The impeccably preserved Victorian-era townhouse on West 26th Street in New York where Albert (Al) Zuckerman ’61, DFA ’62 has based his business for more than 35 years has a storied history. It was once owned by brothers William and John Jacob Astor III, the richest and most prominent landlords in New York at the time, then by millionaire communist Corliss Lamont, upon whose death the property was bequeathed to the U.S. Communist Party. From the midforties until the late fifties it served as the party’s headquarters and housed the editorial and publishing offices of the communist newspaper The Daily Worker. Al bought the YA L E S C H O O L O F D R A M A A N N UA L 2 015
building in 1979 for his business, Writers House, now one of the largest literary agencies in the world. Writers House represents writers of fiction and non-fiction, for both adult and juvenile books, as well as illustrators. Books are everywhere: One can’t turn
There is no better way to honor the legacy of a great teacher than by fostering the careers of young people with talent. one’s head without being confronted by the work of best-selling, prize-winning authors: Ken Follett, Stephenie Meyer, Erica Jong, Neil Gaiman, Stephen Hawking, as well as many others honored with the Nobel Prize, the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize. The building’s concrete-lined walk-in vaults where the Astors stored their real estate deeds and cash from rentals now contain archival books by the authors represented