About
Elia Kazan ( September 7 , 1909, Istanbul – 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, introduced Method acting to the American stage and cinema as a new form of self-expression and psychological "realism". Having been an actor himself for eight years, he brought sensitivity and understanding of the acting process, and was later considered the ideal "actor's director". He himself acted in...
Known for
East of EdenMovie • 1955
A Streetcar Named DesireMovie • 1951
On the WaterfrontMovie • 1954
Splendor in the GrassMovie • 1961
A Face in the CrowdMovie • 1957
The Last TycoonMovie • 1976
Viva Zapata!Movie • 1952
Panic in the StreetsMovie • 1950
Gentleman's AgreementMovie • 1947
PinkyMovie • 1949
A Tree Grows in BrooklynMovie • 1945
Baby DollMovie • 1956
Wild RiverMovie • 1960
Man on a TightropeMovie • 1953
The ArrangementMovie • 1969
The Sea of GrassMovie • 1947
City for ConquestMovie • 1940
America AmericaMovie • 1963
The VisitorsMovie • 1972
Boomerang!Movie • 1947
Blues in the NightMovie • 1941