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Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

ActorWriterDirectorProducerCrew Sep 7 (died age 94) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey] 1935–2019 (84 year career)
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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 …

Known For

On the Waterfront
Film

On the Waterfront

Director
A Streetcar Named Desire
Film

A Streetcar Named Desire

Director
East of Eden
Film

East of Eden

Director
Splendor in the Grass
Film

Splendor in the Grass

Director
A Face in the Crowd
Film

A Face in the Crowd

Director
Gentleman's Agreement
Film

Gentleman's Agreement

Director
Viva Zapata!
Film

Viva Zapata!

Director
Panic in the Streets
Film

Panic in the Streets

Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (38)

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Movies (29)

An American Named Kazan

An American Named Kazan

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
The Making of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Making of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

2019
Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

2014

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

7.3
Inside Rupert Pupkin

Inside Rupert Pupkin

2014

as Self (archive footage)

A Letter to Elia

A Letter to Elia

2010

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
A Streetcar in Hollywood

A Streetcar in Hollywood

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
An Actor Named Brando

An Actor Named Brando

2006

as Self (archive footage)

A Streetcar on Broadway

A Streetcar on Broadway

2006

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
A Man Named Brando

A Man Named Brando

2006

as Self

East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

East of Eden: Art in Search of Life

2005

as Himself

6.0
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

2003

as Self (Archive footage)

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

2001

as Self (archive footage)

Life at Any Cost

Life at Any Cost

1998
6.5
Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

1995

as Self

5.8
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990

as Self

Mist

Mist

1988

as Old man in the coffee house

4.7
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

as Self

6.5
Empire City

Empire City

1985

as Self

9.0
Elia Kazan: An Outsider

Elia Kazan: An Outsider

1982

as Self

6.0
I Am Wanda

I Am Wanda

1980

as Self

6.0
A New Lifestyle

A New Lifestyle

1969

as Self

The Screen Director

The Screen Director

1951

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets

1950

as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

6.9
Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night

1941

as Nickie Haroyen

6.2
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

as 'Googi'

6.7
Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1935
6.3
Strangers All

Strangers All

1935

as Protester Calling for a Ballot at Communist Meeting

5.5