10 Things: Elia Kazan

Posted by Dave on September 6, 2012
Posted in: Film, Movies. Tagged: , , , . 1 Comment

  1. Birthday: September 7, 1909
  2. Born in: Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
  3. Co-founder of: the Actors Studio
  4. Nickname: “Gadg” for “gadget”
  5. First feature film: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  6. What he called “black months”: When he was a friendly witness at HUAC, naming names
  7. Academy Awards for Best Director: two (Gentlemen’s Agreement, On the Waterfront), plus three nominations
  8. His favorite of all his films: America America
  9. Fun fact: Was a bartender at college fraternities, but never joined one
  10. Quote: “When I wasn’t working, I didn’t know who I was or what I was supposed to do. This is general in the film world. You are so absorbed in making a film, you can’t think of anything else. It’s your identity, and when it’s done you are nobody.”

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