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Elia Kazan: Biography
Birth Name:
Elia Kazanjoglou
Birth Place:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
09/07/1909, Virgo
Date of Death:
09/28/2003
Profession:
Director; author
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Elia Kazan Fast Facts:
Immigrated to United States with family at age 4.
Joined the Group Theatre in New York in 1932; other members included Clifford Odets and Lee J. Cobb.
Cofounder of the Actors Studio in 1947.
Responsible for the breakout debuts of movie icons Marlon Brando (
A Streetcar Named Desire
), James Dean (
East of Eden
) and Warren Beatty (
Splendor in the Grass
), among many others.
In 1952, admitted to the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) involvement in the Communist party and conveyed names of other Group Theatre members who were secretly active. Though many in Hollywood were angered with this testimony, he was not blacklisted as others were and continued to direct films and plays.
Appointed co-director of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center in 1961.
The National Film Registry selection
America, America
is an adaptation of his autobiography about the immigration of his uncle to the US.
His receipt of an honorary Oscar in 1999 was a source of controversy (stemming from naming names to HUAC) and, despite an impressive body of work, not universally supported.
Elia Kazan Relationships:
Athena Kazanjoglou - Mother
Avraam Kazanjoglou - Brother
Barbara Loden - Wife (deceased)
Chris Kazan - Son
Constance Dowling - Ex-significant Other
Frances Rudge - Wife
George Kazanjoglou - Brother
George Kazanjoglou - Father
Judy Kazan Morris - Daughter
Katharine Kazan - Daughter
Leo Kazan - Son
Marco Kazan - Son
Molly Day Thatcher - Wife (deceased)
Nicholas Kazan - Son
Elia Kazan Awards:
1949 Tony: Director - Winner
1955 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1963 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1963 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1963 Oscar: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Nominee
1998 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
1948 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1955 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1957 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1956 Tony: Director - Nominee
1958 Tony: Director - Nominee
1958 Tony: Play - Nominee
1959 Tony: Director - Winner
1960 Tony: Director (Dramatic) - Nominee
1954 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1951 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1947 Tony: Director - Winner
1947 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1964 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1964 Golden Globe: Promoting International Understanding - Nominee
College:
Williams College, Williamstown, MA (1930); Yale University, School of Drama, New Haven, CT
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