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He arrived in the United States with his parents, Athena (née Shishmanoglou) and George Kazantzoglou, on July 8, 1913. [21] [22] He was named after his paternal grandfather, Elia Kazantzoglou. His maternal grandfather was Isaak Shishmanoglou.
Elia Kazan, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν) (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was a Greek - American film and theater director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist, and co-founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947.
Jun 8, 2018 · Elia Kazan was born on 7 September 1909, one of four sons of Athena Sishmanoglou, a homemaker, and George Kazanjoglous, a rug merchant. As Anatolian Greeks, the Kazanjoglous family suffered under Turkish rule in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) and looked elsewhere for opportunity.
Director. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Known for his creative stage direction, Elia Kazan was born Elias Kazantzoglou on September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey).
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Sep 28, 2003 · Born Elias Kazanjoglou on Sept. 7, 1909 in Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey), Kazan's parents immigrated to America when he was four years old.
Born Elia Kazanjoglou, September 7, 1909, in Constantinople, Turkey; son of George and Athena (Sismanoglou) Kazanjoglou; married Molly Day Thatcher, December 2, 1932 (died); married Barbara Loden (an actress), June 5, 1967 (died);married Frances Rudge, June 28, 1982; children: (first marriage) Judy, Chris,Nick, Katherine.
Sep 7, 2009 · Kazan was born Elias Kazanjoglou (Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου in Greek) in the Anatolian city of the Ottoman Empire, Kayseri, Turkey) to a Greek family. His family emigrated to the United States in 1913 and settled in New York City, where his father, George Kazanjoglu, became a rug merchant.
