Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was born in 1909 in Istanbul. He graduated from Williams College and attended the Yale School of Drama before joining the Group Theatre. He was the founder of the Actors Studio, and he won three Tony Awards for direction (for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman , and J.B. ) and two Academy Awards (for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront ), as well as an honorary Oscar in 1999 for lifetime achievement. He died in September 2003.
Elia Kazan was born in 1909 in Istanbul. He graduated from Williams College and attended the Yale School of Drama before joining the Group Theatre. He was the founder of the Actors Studio, and he won three Tony Awards for direction (for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman , and J.B. ) and two Academy Awards (for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront ), as well as an honorary Oscar in 1999 for lifetime achievement. He died in September 2003. See less
Elia Kazan's Featured Books
Elia Kazan book reviews
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The Understudy
Old style theatre life
This book was a curiosity to me. My mother had a book-of-the-month club membership eons ago, and this one arrived. I don't know if she ever read it. One summer, I think I was 15, with nothing to ... Read More
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The arrangement
An unforgettable masterpiece
Honest, unpretentious prose. The apotheosis of consumer-society criticism. Insightful and touching. A must-read. Read More
