Elia Kazan
Born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] — Sep 07 1909• Died Sep 28 2003
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Elia Kazan ( September 7 , 1909, Kayseri – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American director and actor, described as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". He also produced, and wrote screenplays and novels. Born in the Kayseri, Ottoman Empire to Greek parents, they emigrated to New York when he was four. After two years studying acting at Yale, he acted professionally for eight years before becoming a stage and film director. Kazan co-founded the influential Group Theater in 1932 and Actors Studio in 1947,…
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Elia Kazan's Credits
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The Oscars
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Blues in the Night
Nickie Haroyen
East of Eden
Production
On the Waterfront
Directing
A Streetcar Named Desire
Directing
Splendor in the Grass
Directing
Pinky
Directing
The Last Tycoon
Directing
Baby Doll
Directing
Viva Zapata!
Directing
Wild River
Directing
The Sea of Grass
Directing
Gentleman's Agreement
Directing
City for Conquest
'Googi'
America America
Production
Panic in the Streets
Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Man on a Tightrope
Directing
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Directing
Boomerang!
Directing
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hello Actors Studio
Self
A Face in the Crowd
Directing
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
The Arrangement
Writing
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Self (archive footage)
The Visitors
Directing
A Letter to Elia
Self (archive footage)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Directing
Mist
Old man in the coffee house
Empire City
Self
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
Strangers All
Protester Calling for a Ballot at Communist Meeting
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
Self (Archive footage)
An American Named Kazan
Self (archive footage)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Self (archive footage)
An Actor Named Brando
Self (archive footage)
Elia Kazan: An Outsider
Self
People of the Cumberland
Directing
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Self (archive footage)
A Streetcar on Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
Self
A Man Named Brando
Self
Pie in the Sky
A Streetcar in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
I Am Wanda
Self
The Making of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Diaspora
Writing
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
Himself
Life at Any Cost
A New Lifestyle
Self