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In memoriam.(Brief Article)
American Theatre, September, 2001
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Lou Fant and Charles Corey, two founding members of the National Theatre of the Deaf's acting company--the first ensemble to employ deaf actors and use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication--died within days of one another in June. Fant, the company's first hearing actor, died from complications of pulmonary fibrosis.
He began working with NTD actors in 1967. The son of deaf parents, Fant attracted attention to the company with his ASL production of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky. Fant later moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in films and television series, ...
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