FILM DIRECTOR

Elia Kazan

1909 - 2003

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Elias Kazantzoglou (Greek: Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου, IPA: [iˈli.as kazanˈdzoɣlu]; born September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( EE-lee-ə kə-ZAN), was an 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elia Kazan has received more than 4,666,812 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Elia Kazan is the 78th most popular film director (up from 113th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 280th in 2019) and the most popular Film Director.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Elia Kazans by language

Over the past year Elia Kazan has had the most page views in the with 630,836 views, followed by Spanish (55,395), and French (47,984). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Lithuanian (177.82%), Ido (114.03%), and Malagasy (75.13%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Elia Kazan ranks 78 out of 2,041. Before him are Christopher Nolan, Ernst Lubitsch, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Alain Resnais, Sydney Pollack, and William Wyler. After him are Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Costa-Gavras, Dario Argento, Carlos Saura, and F. W. Murnau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Elia Kazan ranks 18. Before him are Rita Levi-Montalcini, Mohammed V of Morocco, Virginia Apgar, Andrei Gromyko, Talal of Jordan, and Stanislaw Ulam. After him are Li Xiannian, Isaiah Berlin, Ernst Gombrich, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Carmen Miranda, and Magda Schneider. Among people deceased in 2003, Elia Kazan ranks 18. Before him are Maurice Gibb, Ilya Prigogine, Nina Simone, Soong Mei-ling, Edward Said, and Alan Bates. After him are Leopoldo Galtieri, Robert Kardashian, Gianni Agnelli, Zoran Đinđić, Otto Günsche, and Maurice Blanchot.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Elia Kazan ranks 208 out of 1,347. Before him are Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Saint Timothy (17), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Sultan Cem (1459), Theophanu (960), and Michael Psellos (1018). After him are Celâl Bayar (1883), Adnan Menderes (1899), Romanos III Argyros (968), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Herophilos (-335), and Thābit ibn Qurra (836).

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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), Ferzan Özpetek (1959), Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), Semih Kaplanoğlu (1963), Sırrı Süreyya Önder (1962), Yeşim Ustaoğlu (1960), Zeki Demirkubuz (1964), and Deniz Gamze Ergüven (1978).

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Filmography

East of Eden
Director
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Apr 10o 19557.6 / 10
A Streetcar Named Desire
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A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.
Sep 19o 19517.645 / 10
On the Waterfront
Director
A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly owns, he is sent to a church meeting run by a good preacher about how to deal with the problem and runs into the dead man’s sister. Slowly, he falls in love with her and begins to feel guilt about his crime.
Jun 22o 19547.9 / 10