Elia Kazan

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Elia Kazan
  • 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 the United States with his 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 others.
  •  In 1952, admitted to the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) involvement in the Communist party and disclosed names of other Group Theatre members who were secretly active. Though many in Hollywood were angered by his testimony, he was not blacklisted as others were and continued to direct films and plays.
  • Appointed codirector of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center in 1961.
  • The National Film Registry selection America, America is an adaptation of his book about the immigration of his uncle to the U.S.
  • Because he had named names to the HUAC, his receipt of an honorary Oscar in 1999 was controversial and, despite his impressive body of work, was not universally supported.
  • Elia Kazan Relationships:
  • George Kazanjoglou - Father
  • Athena Kazanjoglou - Mother
  • Molly Day Thatcher - Wife (deceased)
  • Barbara Loden - Wife (deceased)
  • Frances Rudge - Wife
  • Nicholas Kazan - Son
  • Judy Kazan Morris - Daughter
  • Chris Kazan - Son
  • Katharine Kazan - Daughter
  • Leo Kazan - Son
  • Marco Kazan - Son
  • Avraam Kazanjoglou - Brother
  • George Kazanjoglou - Brother
  • Constance Dowling - Ex-significant Other
  • Elia Kazan Awards:
  • 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 - Winner
  • 1964 Golden Globe: Promoting International Understanding - Nominee
  • 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
  • College:
  • Williams College, Williamstown, MA (1930); Yale University, School of Drama, New Haven, CT
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