- Date of Birth: 07 September, 1909
- Place of Birth: Kayseri, Ottoman Empire
- Biography: Elia Kazan, (pronounced ē-LĒ-ä ka-ZAHN) (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), was a Turkish-born American film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and co-founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. Kazan was a three-time Academy Award winner, a five-time Tony Award winner,... Read more
Filmography
- Elvis: His Life and Times (1997)
- Le Brouillard (1993)
- L'héritage de la chouette (1989)
- The Last Tycoon (1976)
- The Visitors (1972)
- The Arrangement (1969)
- America, America (1964)
- Splendor in the Grass (1961)
- Wild River (1960)
- A Face in the Crowd (1957)
- Baby Doll (1956)
- East of Eden (1955)
News
The figure who took the stage at the 1999 Academy Awards, to receive a lifetime achievement award wasn't about to say he was sorry. And he never did. ... Full Article
Special to The Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 3:13AM EDT E lias Kazanjoglou was born in Turkey in 1909, and he would change more than his name... ... Full Article
Elia Kazan stood by his actions; his movies - presented this month in a Cinematheque retrospective - stand for themselves
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2009-10-21
Oct 23-Nov 23. TIFF Cinematheque, AGO's Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W. 416-968-FILM. In the weeks since the Swiss ended their neutrality on Roman Polanski, stars and pundits have struggled with the question of whether the greatness of an artist's work... ... Full Article
Perhaps one of the most cliché phrases ever used could be that, "actions speak louder than words." However, a cliché can not come into being if there was not some larger truth to the saying in question. ... Full Article


Blacklist Writers Press Conference Protest Elia Kazan 2
Blacklist Writers Press Conference Protest Elia Kazan
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Marlon Brando & Elia Kazan