Anthony Ingrassia attended Massapequa High School, and began working in theater as a teenager.
10 Facts About Anthony Ingrassia
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Anthony Ingrassia was active in experimental theater in New York City during the 1960s.
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Anthony Ingrassia wrote and produced Around the World with an Actor in 1964, and Omy Queen of the Faeries and Tidy Passions in 1965.
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Anthony Ingrassia acted in Tom Murrin's Cock-Strong in 1969 and 1970, and in Son of Cock-Strong in 1970.
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Anthony Ingrassia was involved with the ensemble Company One, which changed in number with each production.
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Anthony Ingrassia reportedly cast Smith for her style and looks, and rewrote the play to feature her character.
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Anthony Ingrassia stayed in Berlin for six and a half years.
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In 1985, Anthony Ingrassia moved back to Massapequa Park to care for his ailing mother.
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In 1995, Anthony Ingrassia died of cardiac arrest at age 51 at Brunswick Hospital in Amityville.
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Anthony Ingrassia was seeing an eating disorder therapist before his death.