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Elia Kazan
Dead
Born: 9/7/1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)Died: 9/28/2003
Age: 94
Cause of death: natural causes
Full name: Eliz Kazanjoglous
Noted For: film director, Gentleman's Agreement (1947), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), The Last Tycoon (1976). Received Academy awards for Gentleman's Agreement (best director, 1948), On the Waterfront (best director, 1955) and an honorary Oscar celebrating his career (1999). Was a "friendly witness" to the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Also see this person's photo entry in our Dead or Alive Data Base.
