Caption: Elia Kazan circa 1960s
Director, Writer, Producer
Born: September 7, 1909
Star sign: Virgo
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Known for: On the Waterfront (1954), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), East of Eden (1955), Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Source: IMDB
Elia Kazan, known for his creative stage direction, was born "Elia Kazanjoglous" in Istanbul in 1909 to Greek parents. He directed such Broadway plays as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". He directed the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and also films written for the screen. He was a proponent of the "method ...