Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Born	Elias Kazantzoglou ; September 7, 1909 ; Istanbul , Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul , Turkey )
Died	September 28, 2003 (aged 94) ; New York City , U.S.
Cause of death	Natural causes
Education	Williams College ( BA ) ; Yale University
Occupations	Actor ; director ; producer ; screenwriter ;
Years active	1934?1976
Spouse(s)	Molly Day Thacher ; ( m. 1932; died 1963) ; Barbara Loden ; ( m. 1967; died 1980) ; Frances Rudge ; ( m. 1982)
Children	5, including Nicholas
Relatives	Zoe Kazan (granddaughter) ; Maya Kazan (granddaughter)
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Elia Kazan ( / ? iː l i ? k ? ? z æ n / ; ^[2]^[3] born Elias Kazantzoglou ( Greek : Ηλ?α? Καζαντζ?γλου ); ^[4] September 7, 1909 ? September 28, 2003) was a Turkish-born Greek-American director, producer, writer and actor.

He was called by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". He helped co-found the Actors Studio in Manhattan .

Kazan directed A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), and East of Eden (1955). He won two Academy Awards , three Tony Awards and four Golden Globe Awards .

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↑ "Elia Kazan" . www.britannica.com . Retrieved 2010-09-10 . Elia Kazan, original name Elia Kazanjoglou (b. September 7, 1909, Istanbul (Ottoman Empire) ?d. September 28, 2003, New York City, U.S.).
↑ Dictionary.com ? Kazan
↑ Oxford Learners' Dictionary ? Elia Kazan
↑ Greek : Ηλ?α? Καζαντζ?γλου Greek pronunciation: [e?lia ka?zan] . Later in his life, he was known as Ελ?α Καζ?ν in Greece?a transcription of his English name.

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[1] "Elia Kazan" . www.britannica.com . Retrieved 2010-09-10 . Elia Kazan, original name Elia Kazanjoglou (b. September 7, 1909, Istanbul (Ottoman Empire) ?d. September 28, 2003, New York City, U.S.).

[2] Dictionary.com ? Kazan

[3] Oxford Learners' Dictionary ? Elia Kazan

[4] Greek : Ηλ?α? Καζαντζ?γλου Greek pronunciation: [e?lia ka?zan] . Later in his life, he was known as Ελ?α Καζ?ν in Greece?a transcription of his English name.

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