Editing Anthony Franciosa (section)

===Theatre===
Franciosa studied privately for two years with Joseph Geigler. He got a four-year scholarship at the Dramatic Workshop which led to the New York Repertory Theatre.<ref name="times">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Howard |author-link=Howard Thompson (film critic) |date=December 8, 1957 |title=ASCENDING BRIGHT STAR; Anthony Franciosa Retraces His Path In Rapid Rise to Screen Success Face in the Crowd Personal Approach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/12/08/archives/ascending-bright-star-anthony-franciosa-retraces-his-path-in-rapid.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref>

In 1948, Franciosa joined the [[Cherry Lane Theatre]] Group [[off Broadway]] (at the same time as actress [[Bea Arthur]]). Within two years, he had been accepted as a member of the [[Actors Studio]], which would prove an invaluable resource throughout his career<ref>{{cite news |last=Lipton |first=Michael A. |date=March 18, 1996 |title=Back in the Game |url=https://people.com/archive/back-in-the-game-vol-45-no-11/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=August 18, 2012 |quote=By 22, Anthony Franciosa (he had taken his mother's maiden name) was studying at the Actors Studio. At 25, he made his Broadway debut in End as a Man.}}</ref> but it would be a few years more before Franciosa could make a living from acting. In the meantime, he accepted a variety of jobs which included being a waiter, dishwasher, day laborer, and messenger boy at CBD.{{specify|date=March 2025}} He worked in Theatre of the Sky on Lake Tahoe. In 1950 he was in a San Francisco production of ''[[Detective Story (play)|Detective Story]]''.<ref>The Life Story of ANTHONY FRANCIOSA
Picture Show; London Vol. 70, Iss. 1827, (Apr 5, 1958): 12.</ref><ref name="hedda">{{cite news |last=Hopper |first=Hedda |author-link=Hedda Hopper |date=April 21, 1957 |title=Franciosa Rated Star Before Public Sees Films |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

In 1953, he made his Broadway debut in ''[[The Strange One|End as a Man]]'' alongside [[Ben Gazzara]], and the following year in ''Wedding Breakfast'' (1954).<ref>{{cite news |last=Zolotow |first=Sam |author-link=Sam Zolotow |date=August 27, 1954 |title=NEW REEVES PLAY WILL OPEN NOV. 16 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/08/27/archives/new-reeves-play-will-open-nov-16-shumlin-to-stage-wedding-breakfast.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref>

Franciosa began guest starring on TV shows such as ''[[Studio One in Hollywood]]'', ''[[Kraft Theatre]]'', ''[[Ford Star Jubilee]]'' (an adaptation of ''This Happy Breed'' with [[Noël Coward]]), and ''[[Goodyear Playhouse]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Cecil |date=October 26, 1960 |title=THE TV SCENE---: Franciosa to Do 'Heaven Can Wait' |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>