Elia Kazan
Directing
Born September 7, 1909 · Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Biography
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, and together with Lee Strasberg, introd…
Known For · 39 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
Spécial cinéma
The Merv Griffin Show
Apostrophes
Die Drehscheibe
The Dick Cavett Show
The Oscars
Cinépanorama
The Kennedy Center Honors
Empire City
Hello Actors Studio
Panic in the Streets
Mist
City for Conquest
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Arthur Miller: Writer
Blues in the Night
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Strangers All
Elia Kazan: An Outsider
The Screen Director
A Streetcar on Broadway
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
A Streetcar in Hollywood
An Actor Named Brando
An American Named Kazan
A Letter to Elia
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
A Man Named Brando
A New Lifestyle
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
The Making of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
East of Eden: Art in Search of Life
Life at Any Cost
I Am Wanda
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
Pie in the Sky