Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Director and producer. Born 7 September 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]. Died 28 September 2003.

5

Titles on Fi1m4 directing · 1 other

81

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 4 titles

2

Oscars2 won · 5 nominated

Born

7 September 1909, Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]

Died

28 September 2003

Active

1947–1963

Frequently works with

Karl Malden, Marlon Brando

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Elia Kazan — Elia KazanUnknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Theatre advertisement for the film, Baby Doll , 11 December, 1956. — Theatre advertisement for the film, Baby Doll , 11 December, 1956.Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elia Kazan, full-length portrait, standing before bookshelves at Brentano's book store / World Journal Tribune photo by James Kavallines. (1967) — Elia Kazan, full-length portrait, standing before bookshelves at Brentano's book store / World Journal Tribune photo by James Kavallines. (1967)New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Kavallines, James, photographer., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elia Kazan, full-length portrait, standing before bookshelves at Brentano's book store / World Journal Tribune photo by James Kavallines. (1967) — Elia Kazan, full-length portrait, standing before bookshelves at Brentano's book store / World Journal Tribune photo by James Kavallines. (1967)New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Kavallines, James, photographer., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elia Kazan — Elia KazanImage via TMDB

Elia Kazan — Elia KazanImage via TMDB

Elia Kazan — Elia KazanImage via TMDB

Elia Kazan, full-length portrait, standing before bookshelves at Brentano's book store / World Journal Tribune photo by James Kavallines. (1967) — Elia Kazan, full-length portrait, standing before bookshelves at Brentano's book store / World Journal Tribune photo by James Kavallines. (1967)New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Kavallines, James, photographer., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Inscription from Elia Kazan to Marjorie Housepian Dobkin in a copy of Kazan's Memoir Beyond the Aegean: "For Marjorie Dobkin with my warmest regards Elia Kazan — Inscription from Elia Kazan to Marjorie Housepian Dobkin in a copy of Kazan's Memoir Beyond the Aegean: "For Marjorie Dobkin with my warmest regards Elia Kazan Jay Dobkin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Elia Kazan — Elia KazanImage via TMDB

Photographs: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain; Warner Bros., Public domain; New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Kavallines, James, photographer., Public domain; New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Kavallines, James, photographer., Public domain; New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Kavallines, James, photographer., Public domain; Jay Dobkin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.