On the Waterfront
1954
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Jan 16, 2020 · Numerous actors and writers saw their lives and livelihoods destroyed; those who refused to “name names” were blacklisted, denied work. What makes Kazan an especially controversial figure was ...
A turning point in Kazan's career came with his testimony as a witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1952 at the time of the Hollywood blacklist, which brought him strong negative reactions from many friends and colleagues.
Mar 22, 1999 · In an appearance that was considerably less dramatic than the controversy leading up to Sunday’s Academy Awards, the 89-year film titan received a mixed reaction as he took the stage to receive...
Jan 25, 2023 · As we’ve previously noted here on Open Culture, Orson Welles was not given to mincing words about his colleagues. And the older he got, the fewer words he minced, as evidenced by the clip above from a talk he gave at a Paris film school in 1982.
Mar 22, 2024 · But when Kazan appeared, large swathes of the audience remained conspicuously seated, their hands by their laps and refusing to applaud.
Sep 3, 2003 · On the surface, the controversy is straightforward. In 1952, Kazan appeared before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and named eight of his old friends from the Group Theater who in...
Oct 9, 2019 · By Amir Abou-Jaoude. Oct. 9, 2019, 1:00 a.m. Director Elia Kazan was not equivocal when asked about the meaning of his film “On the Waterfront.” Kazan had been a left-wing activist in his...
Mar 22, 1999 · Elia Kazan said ''thank you'' tonight at the Academy Awards, and then walked off stage slowly to sustained applause. It was, in some ways, a bittersweet finale to the controversy over the...
Yesterday, Kazan's critics were largely silent following his death in New York on Sunday. Kazan never apologised for his testimony, in which he denounced eight actors and writers, including the...
Dec 1, 2005 · Schickel felt the heat of that controversy when he participated in the 1999 presentation of an honorary Academy Award to Kazan. "Film Director Elia Kazan to Receive Oscar, Forgiveness" read...
