Upon Gene Frankel's death his legacy passed into Thacker's trust.

"You get Gene Frankel."

Gene Frankel, 85, United States theater director.

He enrolled at Gene Frankel's Theatre and Film Workshop, where he was the oldest student and the only African American.

She studied with Lee Strasberg and Gene Frankel and soon began appearing off-Broadway and in regional theatres.

She studied with Gene Frankel in Manhattan and considered him her acting coach.

A year after the Ailey premiere, Gene Frankel's landmark production of Jean Genet's play "The Blacks" would open.

(2:05) Gene Frankel Theater, 24 Bond Street, East Village, (212) 868-4444.

In New York, a service was held at the Actors Studio where Gene Frankel spoke to an audience about his respect and affection for her.

After 16 previews, the Broadway production, directed by Gene Frankel, opened on October 13, 1969 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran for 96 performances.