FILM DIRECTOR

Elia Kazan

1909 - 2003

Photo of Elia Kazan

Icon of person Elia Kazan

Elias Kazantzoglou (Greek: Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου, IPA: [iˈli.as kazanˈdzoɣlu]; September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( EE-lee-ə kə-ZAN), was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul) to Cappadocian Greek parents, his family came to the United States in 1913. After attending Williams College and then the Yale School of Drama, he acted professionally for eight years, later joining the Group Theatre in 1932, and co-founded the Actors Studio in 1947. With Robert Lewis and Cheryl Crawford, his actors' studio introduced "Method Acting" under the direction of Lee Strasberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elia Kazan is the 74th most popular film director (up from 78th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 232nd in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Film Director.

Elia Kazan is most famous for being the director of the film On the Waterfront.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Elia Kazan by language

Loading...

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Elia Kazan ranks 74 out of 2,041. Before him are Sydney Pollack, William Wyler, Claude Chabrol, Chuck Jones, Luc Besson, and David Cronenberg. After him are John Waters, F. W. Murnau, Tony Scott, Agnès Varda, Dziga Vertov, and Alain Resnais.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Elia Kazan ranks 20. Before him are Peter Drucker, Kwame Nkrumah, Victor Borge, Stanislaw Ulam, Mohammed V of Morocco, and Li Xiannian. After him are Isaiah Berlin, Talal of Jordan, Souphanouvong, Errol Flynn, Ernst Gombrich, and Benny Goodman. Among people deceased in 2003, Elia Kazan ranks 18. Before him are Maurice Gibb, Ilya Prigogine, Nina Simone, Nǃxau ǂToma, Zoran Đinđić, and Edward Said. After him are Donald Davidson, Frederick Chapman Robbins, Bertram Brockhouse, Leopoldo Galtieri, Gianni Agnelli, and Frank Sheeran.

Others Born in 1909

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2003

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Elia Kazan ranks 245 out of 1,347. Before him are Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Briseis (null), Romanos III Argyros (968), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Novatian (220), and Sabbas the Sanctified (439). After him are Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Laban (-1900), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Arcesilaus (-315), and Uzun Hasan (1423).

Others born in Türkiye

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Türkiye

Among film directors born in Türkiye, Elia Kazan ranks 1. After him are Yılmaz Güney (1937), Henri Verneuil (1920), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (1959), Sırrı Süreyya Önder (1962), Ferzan Özpetek (1959), Semih Kaplanoğlu (1963), Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), Yeşim Ustaoğlu (1960), Zeki Demirkubuz (1964), and Deniz Gamze Ergüven (1978).

Turkish born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous