Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1909)

Elia Kazan

American film and theatre director (1909–2003)

Elias Kazantzoglou, known as Elia Kazan, 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".