Elia Kazan's biography
Elia Kazan is 94 years old film director born at Constantinople. He was born on Tuesday 7th of September 1909. He is often nicknamed as GadgThe Actor's Director. According to year of birth 1909 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 7th of September means he is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.He was married 3 times.
He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as screenwriter, film producer, writer, actor, theatrical director, film actor. He is recently known as director.
Elia Kazan's family
Elia Kazan's ex spouses
Barbara Loden
Elia Kazan and Barbara Loden have been together since 1967 for 13 years. She is known as film director. His ex spouse was born on Friday 8th of July 1932 in Asheville. His ex spouse died on Friday 5th of September 1980 in East Harlem. Barbara Loden was 71 years old, when this happened.
Molly Kazan
Elia Kazan and Molly Kazan have been together since 1932 for 31 years. She is known as writer. His ex spouse was born on Sunday 16th of December 1906 in New York City. His ex spouse died on Saturday 14th of December 1963 in New York City. Molly Kazan was 54 years old, when this happened.
Frances Kazan
Elia Kazan and Frances Kazan have been together since 1982 for 21 years. She is known as writer.
He has 1 son.
Elia Kazan's son: Nicholas Kazan
Elia Kazan's son's name is Nicholas Kazan. He is known as screenwriter. His son was born on Saturday 15th of September 1945 in New York City.
Elia Kazan's schools
We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Williams College, Yale School of Drama, Juilliard School, New Rochelle High School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut before moving to New York City.
- Attended and graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts (1931).
Elia Kazan's career
His main focus is to be film director.
How did Elia Kazan die
He died on on Sunday 28th of September 2003 when he was 94 years old at New York City. Elia Kazans death was caused by natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Elia Kazan's Awards
- Was the 1958 recipient of the Connor Award given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He was also an honorary brother of that fraternity.
- In 1956, Kazan received his third Tony Award nomination for Best Director. This nomination was for his directing the play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".
- In 1958, Kazan won his third Tony Award for Best Director -- for the play ''J.B.''.
- In 1960, Kazan he was nominated for his seventh Tony Award. This was his last nomination, and it was for the play "Sweet Bird of Youth".
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
- He directed two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and On the Waterfront (1954).
- Is one of four directors who have directed Academy Award winning performances in all four acting categories. The others being William Wyler, Hal Ashby and Martin Scorsese.
Elia Kazan's Nominations
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
What Elia Kazan has done for a first time
- Was Francis Ford Coppola's first choice for the role of Hyman Roth in The Godfather: Part II (1974), which went to Lee Strasberg.
- According to Kazan, his first name was pronounced "l-EE-ah".
Elia Kazan's quotes
- [on Marlon Brando] To my way of thinking, his performance in On the Waterfront (1954) is the best male performance I've ever seen in my life.
- [on Natalie Wood] The quality I remember about her was a kind of sweetness. When her persona fitted the role, you couldn't do better. She was it.
- [on Marlon Brando] He was deeply rebellious against the bourgeois spirit, the over-ordering of life.
- [on James Dean] He was sad and sulky. You kept expecting him to cry.
- [on Kirk Douglas] He fits into being an advertising man and a driving, ruthless person better than [Marlon Brando] could have. You would always suspect Brando. Kirk's awfully bright. He's as bright a person as I've met in the acting profession.
- [on Faye Dunaway] Faye carries a cloud of drama round with her. There is something in her at hazard.
- [on working with Marlon Brando] Every word seemed not something memorized but the spontaneous expression of an inner experience--which is the level of work all actors strive to reach.
- [on Marlon Brando's performance in On the Waterfront (1954)] If there is a better performance by a man in the history of film in America, I don't know what it is
- [on Franchot Tone] He died before he should have and without fulfilling his promise or his hopes.
- [of Charles Bickford] Men like that will eat a director alive, if he allows it.
- Lee Strasberg was God almighty, he was always right, only he could tell if an actor had had it--the real thing--or not. To win Lee's favor and the reassurance it would convey was everyone's goal.
- So it goes in America: great plans in youth, realism at the end.
- Fredric March was as warmhearted and genuine a man as ever lived... Poor, blacklisted Freddie was no more a Communist than my cat.
- [on the labored introspection demanded of students in Actors Studio workshops] There have been days when I felt like I would swap them all for a gang of wandering players who could dance and sing, and who were, above all else, entertainers.
Elia Kazan's body shape
Lets describe how Elia Kazan looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.