Elia Kazan

Birth Name:Elias Kazancioglu
Nickname:Gadg, The Actor’s Director
Alt Names: Elia ‘Gadget’ Kazan
Born:September 7, 1909
Birth Place:Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Died:September 28, 2003
Death Place:Manhattan, New York City, New York
Cause:natural causes
Age at Death:94 years and 21 days
Height:5’ 8” (1.73 m)
More Info:Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Academy Award Nominations (Winner marker =  winner  ):
1947
Winner markerDirecting. Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox. Elia Kazan.
1951
Directing. A Streetcar Named Desire, Charles K. Feldman Group Productions; Warner Bros. Elia Kazan.
1954
Winner markerDirecting. On the Waterfront, Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia. Elia Kazan.
1955
Directing. East of Eden, Warner Bros. Elia Kazan.
1963
Best Picture. America America, Athena Enterprises Production; Warner Bros. Elia Kazan, Producer.
1963
Directing. America America, Athena Enterprises Production; Warner Bros. Elia Kazan.
1963
Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). America America, Athena Enterprises Production; Warner Bros. Elia Kazan.
1998
Winner markerHonorary Award. To Elia Kazan in recognition of his indelible contributions to the art of motion picture direction. [Statuette]

8 Nominations